Low & middle income vs Maldives: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)

Low & middle income
45.5%
in 2025
Maldives
83.5%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
31st
Maldives rank
34th

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 83.5% against 45.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 38.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 38.3% 65.9% 27.6% Maldives
2000s 40.8% 68.8% 28.0% Maldives
2010s 44.2% 78.0% 33.8% Maldives
2020s 44.9% 82.7% 37.8% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Low & middle income or Maldives?
Maldives, at 83.5% against 45.5% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Low & middle income and Maldives?
38.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Maldives?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Maldives rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Low & middle income ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 34th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.