Guinea vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Guinea
18.1%
in 2025
Uganda
19.5%
in 2025
Guinea rank
173rd
Uganda rank
172nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 19.5% against 18.1% in Guinea, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 16.8% | 11.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 19.2% | 10.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 21.1% | 6.9% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 19.1% | 1.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 19.5% against 18.1% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Guinea and Uganda?
- 1.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 172nd 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.