Malaysia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Malaysia
74.6%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
74.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
71st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
74th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 74.6% against 74.3% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Malaysia ranks 71st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 187 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 75.4% | 6.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 78.2% | 6.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 77.5% | 4.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.5% | 0.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Malaysia, at 74.6% against 74.3% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 71st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th 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.
Individual pages
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.