Least developed countries vs Malawi: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP

Least developed countries
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
3rd
Malawi rank
6th

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Malawi
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003199020072025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 6th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Least developed countries or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Least developed countries and Malawi?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Malawi?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Malawi rank globally for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
Least developed countries ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 6th of 44 groups.
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.