Bhutan vs Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)

Bhutan
39.1%
in 2025
Vanuatu
41.9%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
149th
Vanuatu rank
146th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 41.9% against 39.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Bhutan ranks 149th and Vanuatu ranks 146th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 28.1% 27.7% 0.4% Bhutan
2000s 33.6% 28.8% 4.8% Bhutan
2010s 36.9% 37.8% 0.9% Vanuatu
2020s 38.1% 42.1% 4.1% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Bhutan or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 41.9% against 39.1% in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Bhutan and Vanuatu?
2.8%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Vanuatu rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Bhutan ranks 149th and Vanuatu ranks 146th 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.