Mauritius vs South Africa: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritius
82.2%
in 2025
South Africa
82.7%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
56th
South Africa rank
54th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritius
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 82.7% against 82.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th of 187 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 82.7% | 6.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 83.3% | 3.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 84.7% | 4.5% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 83.1% | 1.6% | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 82.7% against 82.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritius and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th 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.