Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Laos
26.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
27.6%
in 2025
Laos rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
167th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.6% against 26.9% in Laos, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 24.8% | 12.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 24.5% | 7.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 26.0% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 27.1% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.6% against 26.9% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Laos ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th 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.