Colombia vs Sudan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Colombia
54.4%
in 2025
Sudan
53.5%
in 2022
Colombia rank
124th
Sudan rank
126th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Colombia
- Sudan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 54.4% against 53.5% in Sudan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 124th and Sudan ranks 126th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 50.3% | 6.6% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 53.1% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 52.9% | 1.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.9% | 0.2% | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Colombia, at 54.4% against 53.5% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Colombia and Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Sudan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Colombia ranks 124th and Sudan ranks 126th 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.