Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 50.9% against 46.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 47.0% | 5.1% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 47.5% | 5.0% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.5% | 3.9% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 50.4% | 3.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 50.9% against 46.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 4.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 124th 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.