Iceland vs Lower middle income: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Iceland
86.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
29.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
36th
Lower middle income rank
33rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 86.7% against 29.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 57.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 20.6% | 61.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 22.9% | 60.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 26.8% | 56.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 28.9% | 55.9% | Iceland |
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 Lower middle income?
- Iceland, at 86.7% against 29.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 57.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Lower middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd 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.