Nepal vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Nepal
21.4%
in 2025
Uganda
19.5%
in 2025
Nepal rank
169th
Uganda rank
172nd

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Nepal
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 21.4% against 19.5% in Uganda, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.

Nepal ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 172nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 14.2% 16.8% 2.6% Uganda
2000s 16.2% 19.2% 2.9% Uganda
2010s 18.7% 21.1% 2.4% Uganda
2020s 20.8% 19.1% 1.7% Nepal

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 Uganda?
Nepal, at 21.4% against 19.5% in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Nepal and Uganda?
1.9%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Nepal ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 172nd 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.