Maldives vs New Zealand: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Maldives
80.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
81.6%
in 2025
Maldives rank
61st
New Zealand rank
58th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Maldives
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 81.6% against 80.0% in Maldives, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 58th of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 76.6% | 14.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 78.5% | 14.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 79.8% | 5.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 81.0% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Maldives or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 81.6% against 80.0% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Maldives and New Zealand?
- 1.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Maldives ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 58th 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.