Jamaica vs Namibia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Jamaica
64.3%
in 2025
Namibia
63.5%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
101st
Namibia rank
103rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 64.3% against 63.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 101st and Namibia ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 56.9% | 1.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 60.3% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 64.9% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.9% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Jamaica or Namibia?
- Jamaica, at 64.3% against 63.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 0.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 101st and Namibia ranks 103rd 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.