Ghana vs Senegal: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Ghana
26.3%
in 2025
Senegal
23.8%
in 2025
Ghana rank
149th
Senegal rank
151st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 26.3% against 23.8% in Senegal, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 23.3% | 15.3% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 24.4% | 11.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 22.6% | 5.5% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 22.9% | 2.3% | Ghana |
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 Senegal?
- Ghana, at 26.3% against 23.8% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Ghana and Senegal?
- 2.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 151st 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.