Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Russia
93.7%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
94.9%
in 2025
Russia rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Russia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 94.9% against 93.7% in Russia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 187 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 96.6% | 2.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 96.0% | 3.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 95.9% | 2.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 95.1% | 1.7% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Russia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 94.9% against 93.7% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Russia and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Russia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th 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.