Argentina vs Malaysia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Argentina
74.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
74.6%
in 2025
Argentina rank
72nd
Malaysia rank
71st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 74.6% against 74.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.2% | 2.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 71.6% | 3.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.3% | 2.4% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 74.3% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 74.6% against 74.4% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 71st 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.