United Arab Emirates vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
United Arab Emirates
0.6604 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
World rank
4th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- United Arab Emirates
- World
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6604 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2056 units per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd and World ranks 4th of 186 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5559 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.115 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.623 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.1695 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.6485 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.196 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.6533 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.2026 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, United Arab Emirates or World?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.6604 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 United Arab Emirates and World?
- 0.2056 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.