Barbados vs New Zealand: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Barbados
80.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
81.6%
in 2025
Barbados rank
60th
New Zealand rank
58th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Barbados
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 81.6% against 80.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 76.6% | 10.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 78.5% | 6.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.8% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 81.0% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Barbados or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 81.6% against 80.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Barbados and New Zealand?
- 1.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Barbados ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 58th 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.