Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.3% against 19.5% in Uganda, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 16.8% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 19.2% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 21.1% | 1.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.1% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.3% against 19.5% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 1.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 172nd 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.