Madagascar vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Madagascar
11.7%
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
14.7%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
184th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
181st

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 14.7% against 11.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 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 Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 17.3% 7.9% 9.5% Madagascar
2000s 15.1% 9.7% 5.3% Madagascar
2010s 10.9% 12.6% 1.8% Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 11.2% 14.1% 2.9% Tanzania, United Republic of

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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 14.7% against 11.7% in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?
3.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Madagascar ranks 184th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.