Benin vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Benin
20.2%
in 2025
Uganda
19.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
171st
Uganda rank
172nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 20.2% against 19.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.
Benin ranks 171st and Uganda ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 16.8% | 3.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 19.2% | 4.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 21.1% | 5.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 19.1% | 0.1% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Benin, at 20.2% against 19.5% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Benin and Uganda?
- 0.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 171st and Uganda ranks 172nd 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.