Malaysia vs Tunisia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Malaysia
74.6%
in 2025
Tunisia
75.1%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
71st
Tunisia rank
70th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 75.1% against 74.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 70th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 67.9% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 70.5% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 73.5% | 0.2% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.8% | 0.5% | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 75.1% against 74.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 0.5%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 70th 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.