Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Nepal
28.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
27.6%
in 2025
Nepal rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
167th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28.6% against 27.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 24.8% | 7.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 24.5% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 26.0% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 0.6% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 28.6% against 27.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th 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.