Madagascar vs Niger: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Madagascar
11.7%
in 2025
Niger
10.5%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
184th
Niger rank
186th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 11.7% against 10.5% in Niger, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 184th and Niger ranks 186th of 187 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 3.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.7% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Madagascar or Niger?
- Madagascar, at 11.7% against 10.5% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Madagascar and Niger?
- 1.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 184th and Niger ranks 186th 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.