North Korea vs Malawi: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
North Korea
37.9%
in 2025
Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
North Korea rank
145th
Malawi rank
144th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- North Korea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38.7% against 37.9% in North Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 35.2% | 3.4% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 36.2% | 1.9% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 37.7% | 0.7% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 38.5% | 0.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), North Korea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 38.7% against 37.9% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between North Korea and Malawi?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- North Korea ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 144th 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.