Eritrea vs Somalia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Eritrea
47.6%
in 2025
Somalia
47.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
133rd
Somalia rank
131st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 47.8% against 47.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 133rd and Somalia ranks 131st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 42.1% | 2.9% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.3% | 3.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.8% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 47.6% | 0.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 47.8% against 47.6% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd and Somalia ranks 131st 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.