Benin vs Burkina Faso: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 24.4% against 22.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 172nd and Burkina Faso ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 19.8% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 22.2% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 22.8% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.2% | 1.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 24.4% against 22.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 1.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Benin ranks 172nd and Burkina Faso ranks 174th 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.