Brazil vs Portugal: Labor force, total, per capita
Brazil
0.509 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.5077 units per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
59th
Portugal rank
60th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.509 units per person against 0.5077 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 60th of 188 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4351 units per person | 0.4859 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4867 units per person | 0.519 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4994 units per person | 0.5081 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5007 units per person | 0.5038 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Brazil or Portugal?
- Brazil, at 0.509 units per person against 0.5077 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.0013 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 60th 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.