Ghana vs Malawi: Labor force, total, per capita
Ghana
0.3779 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.3747 units per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
145th
Malawi rank
148th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3779 units per person against 0.3747 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0032 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 148th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4063 units per person | 0.4364 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.4285 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4244 units per person | 0.3721 units per person | 0.0523 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.3795 units per person | 0.3723 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 0.3779 units per person against 0.3747 units per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0.0032 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 148th 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.