Mauritania vs Viet Nam: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 46.7% against 42.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Viet Nam | 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% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam?
- 4.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Viet Nam rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 139th and Viet Nam 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.