Benin vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)

Benin
24.4%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
26.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
172nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th

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

  • Benin
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 26.9% against 24.4% in Benin, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 172nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 17.7% 12.4% 5.3% Benin
2000s 19.7% 17.4% 2.3% Benin
2010s 21.4% 22.7% 1.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 23.3% 26.2% 2.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic

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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 26.9% against 24.4% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
2.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Benin ranks 172nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male 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.