Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.3% against 24.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 16.7% | 4.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 15.5% | 6.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.6% | 0.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 26.9% | 2.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.3% against 24.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 3.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th 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.