Cameroon vs Ghana: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Cameroon
30.7%
in 2025
Ghana
32.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
153rd
Ghana rank
151st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 32.5% against 30.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 18.9% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 24.4% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 31.5% | 1.6% | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 32.5% against 30.7% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 1.8%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 151st 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.