Ethiopia vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Ethiopia
13.3%
in 2025
Uganda
12.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
170th
Uganda rank
171st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 13.3% against 12.1% in Uganda, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 171st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 10.8% | 2.8% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 12.7% | 5.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 14.1% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 13.3% against 12.1% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 1.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 171st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.