Australia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 83.9% against 21.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 62.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 48th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 17.3% | 61.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 18.1% | 63.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 20.1% | 63.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 20.9% | 62.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Australia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Australia, at 83.9% against 21.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 62.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 48th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th 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.