North Korea vs Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
North Korea
36.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
36.4%
in 2025
North Korea rank
138th
Vanuatu rank
137th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- North Korea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 36.4% against 36.2% in North Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 137th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 17.0% | 19.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 19.6% | 16.4% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 29.9% | 6.7% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), North Korea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 36.4% against 36.2% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Korea ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 137th 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.
Individual pages
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.