Madagascar vs Nigeria: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.8% against 11.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 5.2% | 12.2% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 8.1% | 7.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 12.2% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 13.2% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.8% against 11.7% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 2.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 183rd 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.