Malawi vs Moldova: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
Moldova
41.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
144th
Moldova rank
141st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Malawi
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 41.2% against 38.7% in Malawi, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 144th and Moldova ranks 141st of 187 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 70.5% | 35.3% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 55.0% | 18.7% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 41.2% | 3.5% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 41.1% | 2.5% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Malawi or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 41.2% against 38.7% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Malawi and Moldova?
- 2.5%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Moldova?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Moldova rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malawi ranks 144th and Moldova ranks 141st 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.