What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Latvia and United States?

0.0018 units per person, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States?

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.

Latvia vs United States: Labor force, total, per capita

Latvia

0.5133 units per person

in 2025

United States

0.5115 units per person

in 2025

Latvia rank

51st

United States rank

53rd

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Latvia
United States

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.5133 units per person against 0.5115 units per person in United States, 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 United States ahead.

Latvia ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4783 units per person	0.5137 units per person	0.0353 units per person	United States
2000s	0.4932 units per person	0.5189 units per person	0.0257 units per person	United States
2010s	0.5091 units per person	0.5073 units per person	0.0018 units per person	Latvia
2020s	0.5127 units per person	0.5081 units per person	0.0046 units per person	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Latvia or United States?: Latvia, at 0.5133 units per person against 0.5115 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Latvia and United States?: 0.0018 units per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Latvia and United States rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Latvia ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd 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.