Nigeria vs Tanzania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Nigeria
13.8%
in 2025
Tanzania
14.7%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
183rd
Tanzania rank
181st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.7% against 13.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 183rd and Tanzania ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 7.9% | 2.7% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.6% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 14.1% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 14.7% against 13.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd and Tanzania ranks 181st 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.