Ecuador vs Peru: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Ecuador
47.7%
in 2025
Peru
48.7%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
132nd
Peru rank
130th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 48.7% against 47.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 130th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 36.5% | 12.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 39.2% | 10.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 44.1% | 6.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 47.1% | 0.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 48.7% against 47.7% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and Peru?
- 1.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 130th 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.