Mauritania vs Vietnam: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Mauritania
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 46.7% against 42.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 139th and Vietnam ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 21.3% | 19.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 29.1% | 12.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 38.6% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 45.5% | 3.6% | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 46.7% against 42.6% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritania and Vietnam?
- 4.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vietnam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Vietnam rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 139th and Vietnam ranks 136th 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.