Niger vs Sierra Leone: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 11.2% against 10.5% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 7.4% | 6.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 7.9% | 5.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 10.6% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 11.2% against 10.5% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Niger ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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.