Peru vs Thailand: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Peru
48.7%
in 2025
Thailand
49.3%
in 2025
Peru rank
130th
Thailand rank
128th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Peru
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 49.3% against 48.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 130th and Thailand ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 41.5% | 2.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 46.3% | 2.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 48.5% | 1.4% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Peru or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 49.3% against 48.7% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Peru and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Peru ranks 130th and Thailand ranks 128th 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.