Niger vs Nigeria: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Niger
15.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
17.0%
in 2025
Niger rank
185th
Nigeria rank
184th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.0% against 15.4% in Niger, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 7.1% | 8.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 10.6% | 4.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 15.3% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 16.2% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 17.0% against 15.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Niger and Nigeria?
- 1.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Niger ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 184th 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.