Channel Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Channel Islands
91.4%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
92.3%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
16th
Hong Kong, China rank
13th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Channel Islands
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 92.3% against 91.4% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 16th and Hong Kong, China ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.1% | 0.2% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 89.2% | 2.1% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 0.4% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 91.8% | 0.5% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 92.3% against 91.4% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.9%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Hong Kong, China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 16th and Hong Kong, China ranks 13th 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.