Belize vs Jamaica: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Belize
64.8%
in 2025
Jamaica
64.3%
in 2025
Belize rank
99th
Jamaica rank
101st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 64.8% against 64.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 101st of 187 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 58.7% | 7.4% | Belize |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 61.0% | 6.5% | Belize |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 60.0% | 7.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 1.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Belize or Jamaica?
- Belize, at 64.8% against 64.3% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 101st 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.