Cameroon vs Gambia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Cameroon
30.7%
in 2025
Gambia
31.4%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
153rd
Gambia rank
152nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 31.4% against 30.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 153rd and Gambia ranks 152nd of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 21.4% | 6.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 22.9% | 5.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 26.1% | 2.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.1% | 0.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Cameroon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 31.4% against 30.7% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd and Gambia ranks 152nd 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.