Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 85.5% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 63.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3% | 19.0% | 56.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 20.0% | 61.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 22.0% | 61.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 22.1% | 62.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Spain, at 85.5% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Spain ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.