Turkey vs Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Turkey
72.7%
in 2025
Uruguay
74.4%
in 2025
Turkey rank
87th
Uruguay rank
85th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Turkey
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 74.4% against 72.7% in Turkey, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 77.2% | 40.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 75.2% | 28.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 75.5% | 15.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 74.5% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Turkey or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 74.4% against 72.7% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Turkey and Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Turkey ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 85th 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.