Low income vs Switzerland: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Low income
25.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
81.5%
in 2025
Low income rank
46th
Switzerland rank
47th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Low income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 81.5% against 25.5% in Low income, a difference of 56.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.2 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 80.5% | 53.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 81.3% | 54.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 83.0% | 55.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 82.0% | 56.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Low income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 81.5% against 25.5% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Low income and Switzerland?
- 56.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Switzerland rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Low income ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 47th 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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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.