Mauritania vs Yemen: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Mauritania
49.3%
in 2025
Yemen
48.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
135th
Yemen rank
138th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.3% against 48.1% in Yemen, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Mauritania ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 138th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 53.5% | 7.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 54.3% | 6.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 51.2% | 2.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Mauritania or Yemen?
- Mauritania, at 49.3% against 48.1% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 1.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 135th and Yemen ranks 138th 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.