IDA total vs Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
IDA total
32.6%
in 2025
Singapore
83.8%
in 2025
IDA total rank
35th
Singapore rank
32nd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- IDA total
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 83.8% against 32.6% in IDA total, a difference of 51.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 82.5% | 54.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 81.1% | 50.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 82.1% | 49.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 83.3% | 50.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), IDA total or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 83.8% against 32.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between IDA total and Singapore?
- 51.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Singapore rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA total ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- 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.