Hong Kong vs Latin America & Caribbean: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Hong Kong
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 92.3% against 64.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 61.1% | 29.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 62.7% | 26.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 64.2% | 26.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 63.4% | 28.3% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Hong Kong, at 92.3% against 64.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 27.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th 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.