Syrian Arab Republic vs Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Syrian Arab Republic
57.6%
in 2025
Tonga
58.2%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic rank
117th
Tonga rank
114th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 58.2% against 57.6% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th and Tonga ranks 114th of 187 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 46.8% 45.2% 1.6% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 54.0% 46.1% 7.9% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 59.2% 47.3% 11.9% Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 57.3% 56.0% 1.3% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Syrian Arab Republic or Tonga?
Tonga, at 58.2% against 57.6% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Syrian Arab Republic and Tonga?
0.6%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Tonga?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Tonga rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Syrian Arab Republic 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.