Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Labor force, total, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.4118 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.4129 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
126th
South Africa rank
125th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4129 units per person against 0.4118 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 125th of 186 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4398 units per person | 0.3639 units per person | 0.0759 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4398 units per person | 0.3831 units per person | 0.0567 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4304 units per person | 0.3851 units per person | 0.0452 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4135 units per person | 0.3961 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4129 units per person against 0.4118 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 0.0011 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 125th 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.