Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per capita

Denmark
0.5483 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3987 units per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.5483 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1496 units per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.545 units per person 0.4033 units per person 0.1418 units per person Denmark
2000s 0.5347 units per person 0.4064 units per person 0.1282 units per person Denmark
2010s 0.515 units per person 0.401 units per person 0.114 units per person Denmark
2020s 0.5353 units per person 0.3978 units per person 0.1374 units per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Denmark, at 0.5483 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1496 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
Denmark ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Labor force, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.