Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Nigeria
17.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
17.0%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
184th
Sierra Leone rank
183rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 17.0% against 17.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 12.1% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 12.7% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 16.2% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 17.0% against 17.0% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd 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.