Australia vs Sweden: Labor force, total, per capita
Australia
0.5477 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.538 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Sweden rank
31st
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5477 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0097 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.5293 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.5336 units per person | 0.01 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 Sweden?
- Australia, at 0.5477 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0097 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 31st 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.