Syria vs Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Syria
57.6%
in 2025
Tonga
58.2%
in 2025
Syria rank
117th
Tonga rank
114th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Syria
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 58.2% against 57.6% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 117th and Tonga ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.2% | 1.6% | Syria |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 46.1% | 7.9% | Syria |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 47.3% | 11.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.0% | 1.3% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Syria or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 58.2% against 57.6% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Syria and Tonga?
- 0.6%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Tonga rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Syria ranks 117th 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.