Sao Tome and Principe vs Syria: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Sao Tome and Principe
56.0%
in 2025
Syria
57.6%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Syria rank
117th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 57.6% against 56.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Syria ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 46.8% | 2.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 54.0% | 2.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 59.2% | 3.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 57.3% | 1.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Syria?
- Syria, at 57.6% against 56.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?
- 1.6%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Syria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Syria ranks 117th 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.