Malta vs South Asia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Malta
90.3%
in 2025
South Asia
23.2%
in 2025
Malta rank
35th
South Asia rank
34th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malta
- South Asia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 90.3% against 23.2% in South Asia, a difference of 67.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 3.9 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 9.3% | 80.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 11.4% | 79.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 18.4% | 73.0% | Malta |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 23.2% | 67.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Malta or South Asia?
- Malta, at 90.3% against 23.2% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Malta and South Asia?
- 67.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malta ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 34th 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.