Netherlands vs Switzerland: Labor force, total, per capita
Netherlands
0.5721 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.5681 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Switzerland rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5721 units per person against 0.5681 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.004 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5449 units per person | 0.5428 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.55 units per person | 0.5663 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.5783 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5688 units per person | 0.5724 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 0.5721 units per person against 0.5681 units per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.004 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th 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.
Individual pages
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.