Brunei vs United States: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Brunei
93.7%
in 2025
United States
92.0%
in 2025
Brunei rank
8th
United States rank
11th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Brunei
- United States
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 93.7% against 92.0% in United States, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 87.7% | 2.7% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 1.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.6% | 0.3% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.7% | 1.0% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Brunei or United States?
- Brunei, at 93.7% against 92.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Brunei and United States?
- 1.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and United States rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th 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.