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

Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
39.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
144th
Vanuatu rank
142nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 39.4% against 38.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 144th and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 35.2% 23.1% 12.1% Malawi
2000s 36.2% 24.7% 11.5% Malawi
2010s 37.7% 34.3% 3.4% Malawi
2020s 38.5% 39.3% 0.8% Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 39.4% against 38.7% in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Malawi and Vanuatu?
0.7%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Malawi ranks 144th and Vanuatu ranks 142nd 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.