Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Nepal
21.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.3%
in 2025
Nepal rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 21.4% against 21.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 18.5% | 4.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 18.4% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 19.8% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.9% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 21.4% against 21.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nepal ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th 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.