Suriname vs Palestine: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Suriname
77.5%
in 2025
Palestine
76.2%
in 2022
Suriname rank
65th
Palestine rank
67th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Suriname
- Palestine
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 77.5% against 76.2% in Palestine, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 65th and Palestine ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 64.5% | 16.7% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 60.7% | 19.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 68.6% | 8.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.6% | 3.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Suriname or Palestine?
- Suriname, at 77.5% against 76.2% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Suriname and Palestine?
- 1.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Suriname and Palestine rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Suriname ranks 65th and Palestine ranks 67th 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.