Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.6% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 63.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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?
- Portugal, at 85.6% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.