Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 94.9% against 94.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 96.6% | 4.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 96.0% | 1.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.9% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 95.1% | 0.9% | 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), Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 94.9% against 94.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.