Malaysia vs Mexico: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Malaysia
70.4%
in 2025
Mexico
69.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
83rd
Mexico rank
86th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Mexico
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.4% against 69.3% in Mexico, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 86th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 59.7% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 66.1% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 69.0% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.8% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Malaysia or Mexico?
- Malaysia, at 70.4% against 69.3% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Malaysia and Mexico?
- 1.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 86th 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.