Mauritius vs New Caledonia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritius
82.2%
in 2025
New Caledonia
82.9%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
56th
New Caledonia rank
53rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritius
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 82.9% against 82.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 56th and New Caledonia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 84.6% | 8.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 84.8% | 5.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 85.7% | 5.4% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 83.1% | 1.6% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Mauritius or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 82.9% against 82.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritius and New Caledonia?
- 0.7%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Caledonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and New Caledonia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 56th and New Caledonia ranks 53rd 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.