Bahamas vs Netherlands: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bahamas
82.9%
in 2025
Netherlands
83.2%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
50th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bahamas
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 83.2% against 82.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 89.2% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 88.2% | 3.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 85.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bahamas or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 83.2% against 82.9% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bahamas and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Netherlands rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 50th 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.