How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Iraq?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Gabon vs Iraq: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Gabon

67.6%

in 2025

Iraq

68.3%

in 2025

Gabon rank

96th

Iraq rank

94th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

Gabon
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 68.3% against 67.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 94th of 187 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	50.9%	62.2%	11.2%	Iraq
2000s	60.5%	65.3%	4.7%	Iraq
2010s	66.4%	69.3%	2.9%	Iraq
2020s	67.4%	68.5%	1.0%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Gabon or Iraq?: Iraq, at 68.3% against 67.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Gabon and Iraq?: 0.7%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Iraq rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?: Gabon ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 94th 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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Indicator: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.