Estonia vs Latvia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Estonia
83.5%
in 2025
Latvia
84.1%
in 2025
Estonia rank
33rd
Latvia rank
30th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 84.1% against 83.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 83.5% | 2.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 82.5% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 83.6% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 84.3% | 0.7% | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 84.1% against 83.5% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 30th 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.