What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?

0.0091 units per person, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

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.

Malawi vs Zambia: Labor force, total, per capita

Malawi

0.3747 units per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.3656 units per person

in 2025

Malawi rank

148th

Zambia rank

151st

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3747 units per person against 0.3656 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0091 units per person.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 151st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4364 units per person	0.3086 units per person	0.1279 units per person	Malawi
2000s	0.4293 units per person	0.3132 units per person	0.1161 units per person	Malawi
2010s	0.3721 units per person	0.3227 units per person	0.0494 units per person	Malawi
2020s	0.3723 units per person	0.3531 units per person	0.0192 units per person	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Malawi or Zambia?: Malawi, at 0.3747 units per person against 0.3656 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?: 0.0091 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Malawi ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 151st 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.