Mozambique vs Nigeria: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Mozambique
14.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
13.8%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
180th
Nigeria rank
183rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 14.7% against 13.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 1.4% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 1.0% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Mozambique or Nigeria?
- Mozambique, at 14.7% against 13.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 0.9%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 183rd 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.