Egypt vs Zambia: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local)

Egypt
32.91 cur lcu
in 2024
Zambia
24.99 cur lcu
in 2024
Egypt rank
44th
Zambia rank
46th

Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
0102030200920162024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 32.91 cur lcu against 24.99 cur lcu in Zambia, a difference of 7.92 cur lcu.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Zambia ahead.

Egypt ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 46th of 70 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 15.39 cur lcu 17.4 cur lcu 2 cur lcu Zambia
2020s 22.08 cur lcu 20.25 cur lcu 1.83 cur lcu Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation, Egypt or Zambia?
Egypt, at 32.91 cur lcu against 24.99 cur lcu in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation between Egypt and Zambia?
7.92 cur lcu, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
Egypt ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 46th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency)
Unit
cur lcu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
71 places, 939 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed