Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per capita
Norway
0.5516 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3988 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5516 units per person against 0.3988 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1528 units per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5142 units per person | 0.4033 units per person | 0.1109 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5443 units per person | 0.4065 units per person | 0.1378 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.5449 units per person | 0.401 units per person | 0.1439 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.5486 units per person | 0.3979 units per person | 0.1508 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Norway, at 0.5516 units per person against 0.3988 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1528 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Norway ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.