Congo vs Liberia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Congo
23.2%
in 2025
Liberia
21.7%
in 2025
Congo rank
165th
Liberia rank
168th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 23.2% against 21.7% in Liberia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Congo ranks 165th and Liberia ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.0% | 2.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 3.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.9% | 2.5% | Congo |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.0% | 2.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Congo or Liberia?
- Congo, at 23.2% against 21.7% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Liberia?
- 1.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Congo ranks 165th and Liberia ranks 168th 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.