Cape Verde vs Philippines: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Cape Verde
61.5%
in 2025
Philippines
63.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
105th
Philippines rank
102nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 63.9% against 61.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 105th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 50.3% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 53.1% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 60.9% | 1.6% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 63.4% | 2.9% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 63.9% against 61.5% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Philippines?
- 2.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Philippines rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 105th and Philippines ranks 102nd 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.