Madagascar vs Tanzania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.7% against 11.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Tanzania'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 ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | 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 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 14.1% | 2.9% | Tanzania |
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?
- Tanzania, 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?
- 3.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 184th and Tanzania 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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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.