Laos vs Nepal: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Laos
26.9%
in 2025
Nepal
28.6%
in 2025
Laos rank
169th
Nepal rank
166th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28.6% against 26.9% in Laos, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 17.6% | 5.2% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 20.5% | 3.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 24.9% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 27.7% | 1.5% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 28.6% against 26.9% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Laos and Nepal?
- 1.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Laos ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 166th 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.