Iceland vs Latvia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Iceland
86.7%
in 2025
Latvia
86.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
36th
Latvia rank
38th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 86.7% against 86.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.
Iceland ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 85.2% | 3.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 84.7% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 86.5% | 2.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 86.6% | 1.8% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Iceland or Latvia?
- Iceland, at 86.7% against 86.3% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 38th 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.