Estonia vs Lower middle income: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Estonia
83.5%
in 2025
Lower middle income
32.7%
in 2025
Estonia rank
33rd
Lower middle income rank
34th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Estonia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 83.5% against 32.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 50.8%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 23.7% | 57.7% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 26.1% | 56.0% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 29.4% | 53.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 31.6% | 52.0% | 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 Lower middle income?
- Estonia, at 83.5% against 32.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Estonia and Lower middle income?
- 50.8%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Lower middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 34th 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.