India vs Timor-Leste: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
India
25.1%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
25.1%
in 2025
India rank
160th
Timor-Leste rank
159th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- India
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 25.1% against 25.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
India ranks 160th and Timor-Leste ranks 159th of 187 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 19.7% | 5.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 21.9% | 6.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 24.3% | 4.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 25.0% | 1.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), India or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 25.1% against 25.1% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between India and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Timor-Leste rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 160th and Timor-Leste ranks 159th 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.