Singapore vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Singapore
0.6153 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
5th
World rank
4th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.6153 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1605 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 5th and World ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.0636 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5427 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.0892 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.5958 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.1433 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.6128 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.162 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 0.6153 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Singapore and World?
- 0.1605 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 5th and World ranks 4th 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.