Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Employment

Canada
21,029
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
257,043
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank
31st

Employment over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196919972025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income currently reports 257,043 against 21,029 in Canada, a difference of 236,014.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's figure about 12.2 times Canada's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 31st of 174 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 15,961 145,892 129,931 Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
2010s 17,901 189,542 171,641 Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
2020s 19,811 236,243 216,432 Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, at 257,043 against 21,029 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
236,014, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank globally for employment?
Canada ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
Last refreshed