El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Labor force, total, per capita
El Salvador
0.4696 units per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.4737 units per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
85th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4737 units per person against 0.4696 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0041 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3719 units per person | 0.3283 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3954 units per person | 0.3873 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4221 units per person | 0.4375 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.4495 units per person | 0.4628 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4737 units per person against 0.4696 units per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0041 units per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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.