Maldives vs South Asia: Compensation of employees
Maldives
39.1%
in 2021
South Asia
18.6%
in 2022
Maldives rank
31st
South Asia rank
32nd
Compensation of employees over time
- Maldives
- South Asia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 39.1% against 18.6% in South Asia, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 16.0% | 9.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.5% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 23.8% | 21.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 21.4% | 20.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Maldives or South Asia?
- Maldives, at 39.1% against 18.6% in South Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Maldives and South Asia?
- 20.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Maldives ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 32nd 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.