What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per unit of GDP

Niger

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Niger rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

8th

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP over time

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Niger's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
2000s	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
2010s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Niger
2020s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Niger, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?: Niger ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th 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: 20 August 2026

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.