What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Eritrea and Nigeria?

0.0018 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?

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.

Eritrea vs Nigeria: Labor force, total, per capita

Eritrea

0.489 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria

0.4908 units per person

in 2025

Eritrea rank

76th

Nigeria rank

74th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Eritrea
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4908 units per person against 0.489 units per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

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

Eritrea ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.45 units per person	0.4624 units per person	0.0124 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.4519 units per person	0.4613 units per person	0.0094 units per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.4593 units per person	0.4523 units per person	0.0071 units per person	Eritrea
2020s	0.477 units per person	0.4746 units per person	0.0023 units per person	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Eritrea or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.4908 units per person against 0.489 units per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Eritrea and Nigeria?: 0.0018 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Eritrea ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th 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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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.