East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Labor force, total, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.5327 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.6153 units per person
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd
Singapore rank
5th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Singapore
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.6153 units per person against 0.5327 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0826 units per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 5th of 44 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5262 units per person 0.5045 units per person 0.0217 units per person East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.5421 units per person 0.5427 units per person 0.0006 units per person Singapore
2010s 0.5429 units per person 0.5958 units per person 0.0528 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.5302 units per person 0.6128 units per person 0.0825 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.6153 units per person against 0.5327 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
0.0826 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 5th of 44 groups.
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.