Bhutan vs Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bhutan
30.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
29.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
154th
Zimbabwe rank
156th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 30.5% against 29.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bhutan ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 31.8% | 7.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 30.7% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.8% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.8% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bhutan or Zimbabwe?
- Bhutan, at 30.5% against 29.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 1.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Zimbabwe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th 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.