Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.6% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 63.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 19.0% | 54.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 20.0% | 55.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 22.0% | 59.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 22.1% | 62.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Portugal, at 85.6% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 63.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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.