Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 29.3% against 27.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 167th and East Timor ranks 165th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 21.5% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 24.2% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 28.2% | 2.2% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 29.5% | 2.4% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 29.3% against 27.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 1.7%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 167th and East Timor ranks 165th 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.