Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Nigeria rank
12th

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
00.0010.0020.0030.004199020072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
233 places, 8,231 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.