Mozambique vs Tanzania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Mozambique
14.7%
in 2025
Tanzania
14.7%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
180th
Tanzania rank
181st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 14.7% against 14.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.7% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 0.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 0.2% | 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 Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 14.7% against 14.7% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 180th and Tanzania ranks 181st 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.