China vs Lower middle income: Labor force, total, per capita
China
0.5461 units per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.4088 units per person
in 2025
China rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
27th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5461 units per person against 0.4088 units per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1373 units per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 186 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5592 units per person | 0.3629 units per person | 0.1963 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.5738 units per person | 0.382 units per person | 0.1918 units per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.5665 units per person | 0.3806 units per person | 0.1859 units per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.5463 units per person | 0.3971 units per person | 0.1493 units per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 0.5461 units per person against 0.4088 units per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between China and Lower middle income?
- 0.1373 units per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- China ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 27th 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.