Bangladesh vs Malawi: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bangladesh
39.0%
in 2025
Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
143rd
Malawi rank
144th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 39.0% against 38.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 35.2% | 2.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 36.2% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 37.7% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 0.1% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Bangladesh, at 39.0% against 38.7% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 144th 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.