Cuba vs South Korea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Cuba
75.1%
in 2025
South Korea
77.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
69th
South Korea rank
66th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Cuba
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 77.3% against 75.1% in Cuba, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 66th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 65.5% | 26.2% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 68.8% | 18.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.9% | 3.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 76.6% | 2.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Cuba or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 77.3% against 75.1% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cuba and South Korea?
- 2.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cuba ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 66th 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.