Africa Western and Central vs Canada: Labor force, total, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.4274 units per person
in 2025
Canada
0.5485 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
22nd
Canada rank
27th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Canada
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.5485 units per person against 0.4274 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.1211 units per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 27th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4181 units per person 0.5185 units per person 0.1003 units per person Canada
2000s 0.4192 units per person 0.5469 units per person 0.1277 units per person Canada
2010s 0.4097 units per person 0.5537 units per person 0.144 units per person Canada
2020s 0.4175 units per person 0.5485 units per person 0.1311 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Canada?
Canada, at 0.5485 units per person against 0.4274 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Canada?
0.1211 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Canada rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.