North Korea vs Moldova: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
North Korea
39.6%
in 2025
Moldova
42.2%
in 2025
North Korea rank
148th
Moldova rank
145th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- North Korea
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 42.2% against 39.6% in North Korea, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Moldova ahead.
North Korea ranks 148th and Moldova ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 72.3% | 31.5% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 55.7% | 15.7% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 41.2% | 1.1% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 42.0% | 2.7% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), North Korea or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 42.2% against 39.6% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between North Korea and Moldova?
- 2.6%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Moldova?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Moldova rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- North Korea ranks 148th and Moldova ranks 145th 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.