Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Labor force, total, per capita
Nigeria
0.4908 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.4972 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
71st
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4972 units per person against 0.4908 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0064 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4624 units per person | 0.2945 units per person | 0.168 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4613 units per person | 0.3218 units per person | 0.1395 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4523 units per person | 0.4271 units per person | 0.0251 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4746 units per person | 0.4851 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4972 units per person against 0.4908 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0064 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 71st 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.