Estonia vs IDA total: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Estonia
83.5%
in 2025
IDA total
32.6%
in 2025
Estonia rank
33rd
IDA total rank
35th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Estonia
- IDA total
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 83.5% against 32.6% in IDA total, a difference of 50.9%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 28.5% | 52.9% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 30.7% | 51.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 32.7% | 50.1% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 32.4% | 51.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Estonia or IDA total?
- Estonia, at 83.5% against 32.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Estonia and IDA total?
- 50.9%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and IDA total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and IDA total rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 35th 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.