Lebanon vs Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Lebanon
71.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
72.0%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
84th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lebanon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 72.0% against 71.6% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.
Lebanon ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 72.8% | 4.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 71.1% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 72.6% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.6% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Lebanon or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 72.0% against 71.6% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Lebanon and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Uruguay rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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.