Republic of Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per capita

Republic of Korea
0.5778 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.4892 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
11th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5778 units per person against 0.4892 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0886 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 186 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4649 units per person 0.4105 units per person 0.0544 units per person Republic of Korea
2000s 0.4939 units per person 0.4477 units per person 0.0462 units per person Republic of Korea
2010s 0.5319 units per person 0.472 units per person 0.0599 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 0.5651 units per person 0.4782 units per person 0.0869 units per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Republic of Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Republic of Korea, at 0.5778 units per person against 0.4892 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Republic of Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0886 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th 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

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.