Côte d'Ivoire vs India: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Côte d'Ivoire
29.0%
in 2025
India
25.1%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
157th
India rank
160th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- India
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 29.0% against 25.1% in India, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th and India ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 14.0% | 4.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.8% | 3.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.1% | 3.8% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 23.8% | 4.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Côte d'Ivoire or India?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 29.0% against 25.1% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Côte d'Ivoire and India?
- 3.9%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and India rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th and India ranks 160th 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.