Colombia vs Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Colombia
54.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
55.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
124th
Nicaragua rank
121st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.7% against 54.4% in Colombia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 121st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 53.6% | 3.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 53.0% | 2.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 54.1% | 2.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 55.1% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 55.7% against 54.4% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 1.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Colombia ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 121st 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.