Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Sri Lanka
57.9%
in 2025
Tonga
58.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Tonga rank
114th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 58.2% against 57.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 45.2% | 10.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 46.1% | 8.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 47.3% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.0% | 1.8% | 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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 58.2% against 57.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 114th 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.