Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
17.4%
in 2025
Uganda
19.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Uganda rank
172nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 19.5% against 17.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th 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 | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 16.8% | 2.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 19.2% | 2.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 21.1% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 19.1% | 2.2% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 19.5% 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 Uganda?
- 2.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th 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.