Equatorial Guinea vs Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Equatorial Guinea
72.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
72.0%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
81st
Uruguay rank
82nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 72.5% against 72.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 72.8% | 17.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 71.1% | 3.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.6% | 2.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 71.8% | 1.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Equatorial Guinea or Uruguay?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 72.5% against 72.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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.