Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 349.45 billion current LCU against 330.10 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 19.36 billion current LCU.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 51 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 412.27 million current LCU | 34.34 billion current LCU | 33.93 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 25.40 billion current LCU | 91.17 billion current LCU | 65.77 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 184.85 billion current LCU | 246.46 billion current LCU | 61.61 billion current LCU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wages and salaries, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 349.45 billion current LCU against 330.10 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in wages and salaries between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 19.36 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2007.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for wages and salaries?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.