Chad vs Sierra Leone: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Chad
8.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
11.2%
in 2025
Chad rank
187th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 11.2% against 8.4% in Chad, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 7.9% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 10.5% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 10.6% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 11.2% against 8.4% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 2.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 187th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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.