Barbados vs South Korea: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Barbados
74.3%
in 2025
South Korea
74.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
69th
South Korea rank
68th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 74.7% against 74.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 64.4% | 19.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 67.4% | 13.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 72.3% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.1% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Barbados or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 74.7% against 74.3% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Barbados and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Barbados ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 68th 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.