Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Ethiopia
17.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
17.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
180th
Sierra Leone rank
183rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17.4% against 17.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 12.1% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 12.7% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 16.2% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Ethiopia, at 17.4% against 17.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd 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.