Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
17.4%
in 2025
Guinea
18.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Guinea rank
173rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 18.1% against 17.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Guinea ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 5.7% | 8.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 8.4% | 8.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 2.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.3% | 0.4% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 18.1% against 17.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Guinea ranks 173rd 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.