Kenya vs Myanmar: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Kenya
35.2%
in 2025
Myanmar
34.5%
in 2025
Kenya rank
147th
Myanmar rank
148th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 35.2% against 34.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and Myanmar ranks 148th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 24.1% | 8.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.7% | 5.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.3% | 3.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.6% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Myanmar?
- Kenya, at 35.2% against 34.5% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Myanmar ranks 148th 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.