Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)

Rwanda
55.9%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
55.6%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
120th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
121st

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 55.9% against 55.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 44.9% 47.6% 2.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 47.9% 51.3% 3.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 50.9% 55.0% 4.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 55.3% 55.2% 0.1% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Rwanda, at 55.9% against 55.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
Rwanda ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st 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.