What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Egypt and Iran?

0.0144 units per person, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Egypt vs Iran: Labor force, total, per capita

Egypt

0.305 units per person

in 2025

Iran

0.3194 units per person

in 2025

Egypt rank

169th

Iran rank

166th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Egypt
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.3194 units per person against 0.305 units per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0144 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 169th and Iran ranks 166th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2865 units per person	0.2649 units per person	0.0216 units per person	Egypt
2000s	0.2988 units per person	0.3222 units per person	0.0233 units per person	Iran
2010s	0.3086 units per person	0.3243 units per person	0.0157 units per person	Iran
2020s	0.2936 units per person	0.3167 units per person	0.0231 units per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Egypt or Iran?: Iran, at 0.3194 units per person against 0.305 units per person in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Egypt and Iran?: 0.0144 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Egypt ranks 169th and Iran ranks 166th 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: 20 August 2026

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.