Afghanistan vs Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Afghanistan
16.6%
in 2025
Guinea
18.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
Guinea rank
173rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 18.1% against 16.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Guinea ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.7% | 1.2% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 8.4% | 2.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.3% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.3% | 0.5% | Guinea |
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 Guinea?
- Guinea, at 18.1% against 16.6% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and Guinea ranks 173rd 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.