Laos vs Uruguay: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Laos
69.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
69.2%
in 2025
Laos rank
69th
Uruguay rank
72nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) over time
- Laos
- Uruguay
How they compare
Laos currently reports 69.7% against 69.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uruguay ahead.
Laos ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 72nd of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 68.0% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 62.5% | 16.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.6% | 4.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 66.5% | 3.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Laos or Uruguay?
- Laos, at 69.7% against 69.2% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Laos and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Uruguay rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Laos ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 72nd 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.