North America vs Singapore: Labor force, total, per capita
North America
0.5155 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.6153 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
5th
Singapore rank
5th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.6153 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0998 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 5th of 44 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 units per person | 0.5045 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.5216 units per person | 0.5427 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.5118 units per person | 0.5958 units per person | 0.0839 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.5123 units per person | 0.6128 units per person | 0.1005 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.6153 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 0.0998 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- North America ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 5th of 44 groups.
- 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.