Africa Eastern and Southern vs Latvia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Africa Eastern and Southern
25.3%
in 2025
Latvia
86.3%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
Latvia rank
38th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 86.3% against 25.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 61.0%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 3.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 25.6% 85.2% 59.6% Latvia
2000s 25.4% 84.7% 59.3% Latvia
2010s 26.3% 86.5% 60.2% Latvia
2020s 25.3% 86.6% 61.3% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Africa Eastern and Southern or Latvia?
Latvia, at 86.3% against 25.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
61.0%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.