Angola vs Zambia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Angola
33.5%
in 2025
Zambia
35.5%
in 2025
Angola rank
161st
Zambia rank
158th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 35.5% against 33.5% in Angola, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 24.9% | 7.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 23.3% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 1.6% | Angola |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 34.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Angola or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 35.5% against 33.5% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Angola and Zambia?
- 2.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Angola ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male 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.