Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Labor force, total, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.3481 units per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3605 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Vanuatu rank
153rd
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.3605 units per person against 0.3481 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0124 units per person.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 188 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2839 units per person | 0.428 units per person | 0.1441 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.2969 units per person | 0.4468 units per person | 0.1499 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.3169 units per person | 0.3783 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.342 units per person | 0.3577 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.3605 units per person against 0.3481 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0.0124 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 188 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.