Nicaragua vs Samoa: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Nicaragua
55.7%
in 2025
Samoa
55.5%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
121st
Samoa rank
122nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nicaragua
- Samoa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 55.7% against 55.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 51.3% | 2.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 53.4% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 54.4% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 55.2% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Nicaragua or Samoa?
- Nicaragua, at 55.7% against 55.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 122nd 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.