Finland vs Puerto Rico: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Finland
87.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
87.4%
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Puerto Rico rank
30th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Finland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Finland currently reports 87.5% against 87.4% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 85.2% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 1.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.5% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 87.3% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Finland or Puerto Rico?
- Finland, at 87.5% against 87.4% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Finland and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Finland ranks 29th and Puerto Rico 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.