Bahamas vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)
Bahamas
64.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income
50.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) over time
- Bahamas
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 64.2% against 50.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bahamas ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 56.3% | 1.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 53.4% | 8.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 52.1% | 8.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 50.5% | 12.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Bahamas or Upper middle income?
- Bahamas, at 64.2% against 50.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Bahamas and Upper middle income?
- 13.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Bahamas ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.