Cuba vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Cuba
84.4%
in 2013
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
72.0%
in 2025
Cuba rank
10th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) over time
- Cuba
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 84.4% against 72.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Cuba ranks 10th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 74.7% | 9.0% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 73.7% | 1.1% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Cuba or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cuba, at 84.4% against 72.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2013.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 12.4%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2013.
- How do Cuba and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Cuba ranks 10th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national 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.