El Salvador vs Mexico: Labor force, total, per capita
El Salvador
0.4696 units per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.4677 units per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
88th
Mexico rank
90th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4696 units per person against 0.4677 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 90th of 188 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3719 units per person | 0.3754 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.3954 units per person | 0.4052 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.4221 units per person | 0.436 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4495 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 0.4696 units per person against 0.4677 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0019 units per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 90th 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.