Malawi vs Republic of Moldova: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
Republic of Moldova
41.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
144th
Republic of Moldova rank
141st

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

  • Malawi
  • Republic of Moldova
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How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 41.2% against 38.7% in Malawi, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 144th and Republic of Moldova ranks 141st of 187 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s 35.2% 70.5% 35.3% Republic of Moldova
2000s 36.2% 55.0% 18.7% Republic of Moldova
2010s 37.7% 41.2% 3.5% Republic of Moldova
2020s 38.5% 41.1% 2.5% Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
2.5%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Republic of Moldova?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Republic of Moldova rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Malawi ranks 144th and Republic of 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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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.