East Timor vs Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
East Timor
25.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
29.2%
in 2025
East Timor rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
156th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- East Timor
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 29.2% against 25.1% in East Timor, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 31.8% | 12.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 30.7% | 8.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 28.8% | 4.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 28.8% | 3.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), East Timor or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 29.2% against 25.1% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between East Timor and Zimbabwe?
- 4.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Zimbabwe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- East Timor ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th 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.