Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.6% against 15.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 9.6% | 5.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 9.3% | 2.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 1.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 16.6% against 15.7% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.