Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Labor force, total, per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3987 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.538 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th
Sweden rank
31st
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.538 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1393 units per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4033 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.1164 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4064 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.401 units per person | 0.5293 units per person | 0.1283 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3978 units per person | 0.5336 units per person | 0.1358 units per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.538 units per person against 0.3987 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 0.1393 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 31st 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.