Sri Lanka vs Syria: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Sri Lanka
57.9%
in 2025
Syria
57.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Syria rank
117th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 57.9% against 57.6% in Syria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 115th and Syria ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 46.8% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 54.0% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 59.2% | 2.5% | Syria |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.3% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Sri Lanka, at 57.9% against 57.6% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th 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.