El Salvador vs Iraq: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
El Salvador
69.2%
in 2025
Iraq
69.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Iraq rank
88th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 69.2% against 69.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 88th of 187 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.4% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 66.4% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 70.5% | 6.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 69.2% | 0.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 69.2% against 69.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 88th 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.