Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Cape Verde
61.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
61.5%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
105th
Lesotho rank
106th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 61.5% against 61.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 106th of 187 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 54.8% | 5.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 57.9% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 60.6% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 61.3% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 61.5% against 61.5% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 106th 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.