Algeria vs Brazil: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Algeria
69.8%
in 2025
Brazil
69.7%
in 2025
Algeria rank
86th
Brazil rank
88th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Algeria
- Brazil
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 69.8% against 69.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.
Algeria ranks 86th and Brazil ranks 88th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 65.0% | 4.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 66.2% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 69.5% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.3% | 1.1% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Algeria or Brazil?
- Algeria, at 69.8% against 69.7% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Algeria and Brazil?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Brazil rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Algeria ranks 86th and Brazil ranks 88th 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.