Eastern Asia vs Western Sahara: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate
Eastern Asia
-0.0717 % change on previous year
in 2025
Western Sahara
1.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
75th
Western Sahara rank
77th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate over time
- Eastern Asia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 1.67 % change on previous year against -0.0717 % change on previous year in Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.74 % change on previous year.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 23.2 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 75th and Western Sahara ranks 77th of 87 groups.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7255 % change on previous year | 6.76 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.7805 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.2116 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -0.1623 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate, Eastern Asia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 1.67 % change on previous year against -0.0717 % change on previous year in Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate between Eastern Asia and Western Sahara?
- 1.74 % change on previous year, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Western Sahara?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Asia and Western Sahara rank globally for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Eastern Asia ranks 75th and Western Sahara ranks 77th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.