Estonia vs Pacific island small states: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 87.9% against 46.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 41.4%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 45.7% | 40.3% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 44.6% | 42.8% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 44.9% | 42.8% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 46.3% | 41.7% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Estonia or Pacific island small states?
- Estonia, at 87.9% against 46.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and Pacific island small states?
- 41.4%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Pacific island small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Pacific island small states rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 30th 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.