Argentina vs Cuba: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Argentina
74.4%
in 2025
Cuba
75.1%
in 2025
Argentina rank
72nd
Cuba rank
69th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Argentina
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 75.1% against 74.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cuba ahead.
Argentina ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 91.7% | 20.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 87.2% | 12.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 77.4% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 74.5% | 0.9% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Argentina or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 75.1% against 74.4% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Argentina and Cuba?
- 0.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cuba?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Cuba rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 72nd and Cuba ranks 69th 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.