Belgium vs Slovakia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Belgium
85.4%
in 2025
Slovakia
85.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
44th
Slovakia rank
45th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 85.4% against 85.1% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Slovakia ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and Slovakia ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 89.2% | 6.8% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 86.4% | 1.5% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.3% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.0% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Belgium or Slovakia?
- Belgium, at 85.4% against 85.1% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Slovakia 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.