Lesotho vs Namibia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Lesotho
61.5%
in 2025
Namibia
63.5%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
106th
Namibia rank
103rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 63.5% against 61.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 56.9% | 2.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 60.3% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 64.9% | 4.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 62.9% | 1.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 63.5% against 61.5% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 2.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lesotho ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 103rd 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.