Mauritania vs Pakistan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritania
42.6%
in 2025
Pakistan
43.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
139th
Pakistan rank
138th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 43.0% against 42.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 34.0% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 38.9% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.3% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 42.3% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Mauritania or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 43.0% against 42.6% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 0.4%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Pakistan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 138th 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.