Gambia vs South Sudan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Gambia
17.7%
in 2025
South Sudan
15.1%
in 2023
Gambia rank
161st
South Sudan rank
164th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Gambia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 17.7% against 15.1% in South Sudan, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 12.5% | 3.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.4% | 2.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Gambia or South Sudan?
- Gambia, at 17.7% against 15.1% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Gambia and South Sudan?
- 2.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and South Sudan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 164th 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.