Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 30.7% against 29.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 31.8% | 16.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 30.7% | 13.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 28.8% | 5.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.8% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 30.7% against 29.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 1.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 156th 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.