El Salvador vs Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
El Salvador
69.2%
in 2025
Uruguay
70.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Uruguay rank
85th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 70.0% against 69.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 69.9% | 6.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 68.2% | 4.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 70.2% | 5.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 69.4% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 70.0% against 69.2% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 85th 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.