Benin vs South Sudan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- South Sudan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 20.2% against 17.5% in South Sudan, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Sudan ahead.
Benin ranks 171st and South Sudan ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 15.5% | 2.1% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 17.3% | 2.6% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 1.6% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Benin or South Sudan?
- Benin, at 20.2% against 17.5% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Benin and South Sudan?
- 2.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Benin and South Sudan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 171st and South Sudan ranks 174th 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.