South Africa vs Switzerland: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
South Africa
82.7%
in 2025
Switzerland
83.1%
in 2025
South Africa rank
54th
Switzerland rank
51st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 83.1% against 82.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.0% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 83.5% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.9% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 83.9% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 83.1% against 82.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- South Africa ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 51st 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.