Netherlands vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Netherlands
0.5721 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
World rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- World
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5721 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1173 units per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 14th and World ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5449 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.104 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.55 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.0965 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.1009 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.5688 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.1181 units per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Netherlands or World?
- Netherlands, at 0.5721 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Netherlands and World?
- 0.1173 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and World 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.
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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.