Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)
Samoa
52.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
52.9%
in 2025
Samoa rank
170th
Sierra Leone rank
168th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 52.9% against 52.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 60.6% | 6.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 61.1% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 55.1% | 7.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.2% | 1.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 52.9% against 52.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Samoa ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 168th 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+, male (%) (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.