Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Ethiopia
17.4%
in 2025
Tanzania
19.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
180th
Tanzania rank
179th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 19.6% against 17.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.4% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 13.8% | 2.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 17.4% | 2.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 19.0% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 19.6% against 17.4% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 2.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 179th 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.