Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, total, per capita
Australia
0.5477 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3987 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5477 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.149 units per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.4033 units per person | 0.093 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.4064 units per person | 0.1088 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.401 units per person | 0.1289 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.3978 units per person | 0.1457 units per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Australia, at 0.5477 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.149 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 186 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.