Panama vs Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Panama
59.4%
in 2025
Tonga
58.2%
in 2025
Panama rank
111th
Tonga rank
114th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Panama
- Tonga
How they compare
Panama currently reports 59.4% against 58.2% in Tonga, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 111th and Tonga ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 45.2% | 18.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 46.1% | 16.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 47.3% | 16.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 56.0% | 2.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Panama or Tonga?
- Panama, at 59.4% against 58.2% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Panama and Tonga?
- 1.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 111th and Tonga ranks 114th 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.