Iran vs Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Iran
57.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua
55.7%
in 2025
Iran rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
121st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Iran
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iran currently reports 57.1% against 55.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iran ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 121st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 53.6% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 53.0% | 1.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 54.1% | 1.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.1% | 1.8% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Iran or Nicaragua?
- Iran, at 57.1% against 55.7% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Iran and Nicaragua?
- 1.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 121st 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.