Namibia vs Philippines: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Namibia
63.5%
in 2025
Philippines
63.9%
in 2025
Namibia rank
103rd
Philippines rank
102nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Namibia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 63.9% against 63.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 103rd and Philippines ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 50.3% | 6.6% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 53.1% | 7.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 60.9% | 4.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 63.4% | 0.5% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Namibia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 63.9% against 63.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Namibia and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Philippines rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Namibia ranks 103rd and Philippines ranks 102nd 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.