Laos vs Nepal: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Laos
22.9%
in 2025
Nepal
21.4%
in 2025
Laos rank
167th
Nepal rank
169th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Laos currently reports 22.9% against 21.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Laos ranks 167th and Nepal ranks 169th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 14.2% | 4.7% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 16.2% | 2.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 0.3% | Laos |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 1.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Laos or Nepal?
- Laos, at 22.9% against 21.4% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Laos and Nepal?
- 1.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 167th and Nepal ranks 169th 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.