Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per capita
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5203 units per person against 0.2974 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2229 units per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 186 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3695 units per person | 0.2736 units per person | 0.0959 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4126 units per person | 0.2938 units per person | 0.1189 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4749 units per person | 0.3005 units per person | 0.1744 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5105 units per person | 0.2953 units per person | 0.2153 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Malaysia, at 0.5203 units per person against 0.2974 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.2229 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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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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.