Canada vs China: Labor force, total, per capita
Canada
0.5485 units per person
in 2025
China
0.5461 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
27th
China rank
30th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5485 units per person against 0.5461 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0024 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and China ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5185 units per person | 0.5592 units per person | 0.0407 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.5469 units per person | 0.5738 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.5537 units per person | 0.5665 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.5485 units per person | 0.5463 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 0.5485 units per person against 0.5461 units per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Canada and China?
- 0.0024 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 27th and China ranks 30th 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.