Jordan vs Sweden: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Jordan
87.1%
in 2025
Sweden
86.2%
in 2025
Jordan rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Jordan
- Sweden
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 87.1% against 86.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Jordan ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 82.8% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 83.7% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 84.6% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 1.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Jordan or Sweden?
- Jordan, at 87.1% against 86.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Jordan and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Sweden rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jordan ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.