Ghana vs Myanmar: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Ghana
32.5%
in 2025
Myanmar
34.5%
in 2025
Ghana rank
151st
Myanmar rank
148th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 34.5% against 32.5% in Ghana, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 151st and Myanmar ranks 148th of 187 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 24.1% | 10.1% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 28.7% | 9.8% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 33.3% | 9.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 34.6% | 3.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 34.5% against 32.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 2.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ghana ranks 151st and Myanmar ranks 148th 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.