Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Labor force, total, per capita
Singapore
0.6153 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.6604 units per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6604 units per person against 0.6153 units per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0451 units per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.5559 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.5427 units per person | 0.623 units per person | 0.0803 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.5958 units per person | 0.6485 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.6128 units per person | 0.6533 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.6604 units per person against 0.6153 units per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0451 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.