New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Labor force, total, per capita
New Zealand
0.5777 units per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.4975 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Upper middle income
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5777 units per person against 0.4975 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0802 units per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 186 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4925 units per person | 0.4848 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.522 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5502 units per person | 0.5074 units per person | 0.0428 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5755 units per person | 0.4951 units per person | 0.0804 units per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, New Zealand or Upper middle income?
- New Zealand, at 0.5777 units per person against 0.4975 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 0.0802 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.