Mauritania vs Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritania
42.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
39.4%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
139th
Vanuatu rank
142nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 42.6% against 39.4% in Vanuatu, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 187 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 23.1% | 17.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 24.7% | 16.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 34.3% | 7.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 39.3% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
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 Vanuatu?
- Mauritania, at 42.6% against 39.4% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 3.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Vanuatu rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 139th 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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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.