Guatemala vs Lesotho: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Guatemala
60.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
61.5%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
107th
Lesotho rank
106th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guatemala
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 61.5% against 60.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 107th and Lesotho ranks 106th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 54.8% | 3.6% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.9% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 60.6% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 61.3% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Guatemala or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 61.5% against 60.9% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Guatemala and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Lesotho rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 107th and Lesotho ranks 106th 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.