Iran vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Iran
56.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
56.4%
in 2025
Iran rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Iran
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 56.4% against 56.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 50.0% | 2.6% | Iran |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.3% | 0.9% | Iran |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 55.6% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 56.1% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Iran or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 56.4% against 56.0% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Iran and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Iran ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th 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.