Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Canada
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.2% against 10.2% in Canada, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 155 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 34.1% | 24.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 26.4% | 16.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 17.9% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 14.4% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.2% against 10.2% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Canada ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.