Nigeria vs Tanzania: Labor force, total, per capita
Nigeria
0.4908 units per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.4827 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
74th
Tanzania rank
77th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4908 units per person against 0.4827 units per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0081 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 74th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 186 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4624 units per person | 0.474 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.4613 units per person | 0.4817 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.4523 units per person | 0.4686 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.4746 units per person | 0.4779 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 0.4908 units per person against 0.4827 units per person in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.0081 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 74th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.