East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Jordan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 88.8% against 57.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 30.9%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 81.4% | 39.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 83.1% | 35.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 85.5% | 31.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 88.6% | 31.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 88.8% against 57.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
- 30.9%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
- 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.