Panama vs Venezuela: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Panama
59.4%
in 2025
Venezuela
59.6%
in 2025
Panama rank
111th
Venezuela rank
109th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Panama
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 59.6% against 59.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 111th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.6% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 63.8% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 60.1% | 1.2% | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 59.6% against 59.4% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Panama and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 111th and Venezuela ranks 109th 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.