Which has higher labor force, female, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?

Maldives, at 23.2% against 22.7% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Labor force, female

Maldives

23.2%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

22.7%

in 2025

Maldives rank

170th

United Arab Emirates rank

172nd

Labor force, female over time

Maldives
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 23.2% against 22.7% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 170th and United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd of 187 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.0%	10.9%	14.1%	Maldives
2000s	32.4%	13.6%	18.8%	Maldives
2010s	27.0%	19.6%	7.4%	Maldives
2020s	22.9%	22.7%	0.1%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?: Maldives, at 23.2% against 22.7% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?: 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for labor force, female?: Maldives ranks 170th and United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Unit: % of total labor force
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.