Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Nepal
9.2%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
5.2%
in 2025
Nepal rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 9.2% against 5.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.8 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 4.9% | 3.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Nepal, at 9.2% against 5.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 4.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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.