Switzerland vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Switzerland
0.5681 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
17th
World rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5681 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1133 units per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5428 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.1019 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5663 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.1128 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5783 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.1258 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5724 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.1217 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 0.5681 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 Switzerland and World?
- 0.1133 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 17th and World ranks 17th 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.