Australia vs Canada: Labor force, total, per capita
Australia
0.5477 units per person
in 2025
Canada
0.5485 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Canada rank
27th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5485 units per person against 0.5477 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.5185 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.5469 units per person | 0.0317 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.5537 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.5485 units per person | 0.005 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.5485 units per person against 0.5477 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0008 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.