Ghana vs Kenya: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Ghana
26.3%
in 2025
Kenya
26.0%
in 2025
Ghana rank
149th
Kenya rank
150th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 26.3% against 26.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 150th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 18.4% | 10.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 21.7% | 9.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 26.7% | 9.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.7% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Ghana or Kenya?
- Ghana, at 26.3% against 26.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 150th 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.