Which has higher labor force, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 49.6% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Labor force, female

Sao Tome and Principe

49.4%

in 2025

Zimbabwe

49.6%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

14th

Labor force, female over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 49.6% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45.3%	48.0%	2.8%	Zimbabwe
2000s	48.0%	50.6%	2.6%	Zimbabwe
2010s	48.1%	50.3%	2.2%	Zimbabwe
2020s	49.4%	49.9%	0.4%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 49.6% against 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?: 0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for labor force, female?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th 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.