Malawi vs Somalia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)

Malawi
32.6%
in 2025
Somalia
33.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
143rd
Somalia rank
142nd

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Malawi
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 33.6% against 32.6% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 187 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 29.4% 29.7% 0.2% Somalia
2000s 30.5% 30.8% 0.3% Somalia
2010s 31.8% 33.1% 1.3% Somalia
2020s 32.4% 33.3% 0.9% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Somalia?
Somalia, at 33.6% against 32.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Somalia?
1.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
Malawi ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 142nd 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.