Maldives vs Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Maldives
83.5%
in 2025
Singapore
83.8%
in 2025
Maldives rank
34th
Singapore rank
32nd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 83.8% against 83.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 82.5% | 16.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 81.1% | 12.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 82.1% | 4.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 83.3% | 0.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Maldives or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 83.8% against 83.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Maldives and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 32nd 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.