Mauritius vs New Zealand: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritius
82.2%
in 2025
New Zealand
81.6%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
56th
New Zealand rank
58th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 82.2% against 81.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mauritius ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 76.6% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 78.5% | 1.1% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 0.4% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.0% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
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 Zealand?
- Mauritius, at 82.2% against 81.6% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritius and New Zealand?
- 0.6%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and New Zealand rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th 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.