Hungary vs Jordan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Hungary
88.4%
in 2025
Jordan
88.8%
in 2025
Hungary rank
25th
Jordan rank
22nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Hungary
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 88.8% against 88.4% in Hungary, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jordan ahead.
Hungary ranks 25th and Jordan ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.4% | 0.9% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 83.1% | 3.4% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.5% | 3.3% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 88.6% | 0.6% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Hungary or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 88.8% against 88.4% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Hungary and Jordan?
- 0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Jordan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Jordan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Hungary ranks 25th and Jordan ranks 22nd 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.