Korea vs Suriname: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Korea
77.3%
in 2025
Suriname
77.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
66th
Suriname rank
65th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Korea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 77.5% against 77.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 81.2% | 15.7% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 80.1% | 11.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 77.6% | 3.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 77.1% | 0.5% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Korea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 77.5% against 77.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Korea and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Suriname rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Korea ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 65th 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.