Bangladesh vs India: Labor force, total, per capita
Bangladesh
0.4254 units per person
in 2025
India
0.4219 units per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
119th
India rank
120th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.4254 units per person against 0.4219 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 119th and India ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3426 units per person | 0.3665 units per person | 0.024 units per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.3732 units per person | 0.3882 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.3951 units per person | 0.3771 units per person | 0.018 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.4304 units per person | 0.4032 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.4254 units per person against 0.4219 units per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0035 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 119th and India ranks 120th 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.