[Photo] Only 0.8 executives per 100 employees at S. Korea’s 100 largest firms

For every 100 employees at South Korea’s 100 largest firms, there are only 0.8 executives. According to data released by the Korea CXO institute on Nov. 25, there are 859,370 employees at South Korea’s 100 largest companies, but only 6,655 people at executive-level positions, or around 0.78%. The companies were selected based on their total sales, and outside directors were excluded from the number of executives. The figures suggest the extreme difficulty of becoming an executive at a South Korean company. (Getty Images)