Bangladesh vs North Korea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bangladesh
39.0%
in 2025
North Korea
37.9%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
143rd
North Korea rank
145th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 39.0% against 37.9% in North Korea, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and North Korea ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 38.6% | 6.3% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 38.1% | 2.9% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.4% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 37.7% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or North Korea?
- Bangladesh, at 39.0% against 37.9% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 1.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and North Korea ranks 145th 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.