Panama vs Uruguay: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Panama
69.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
69.2%
in 2025
Panama rank
75th
Uruguay rank
72nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 69.2% against 69.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 72nd of 174 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 65.0% | 7.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 66.3% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 66.3% | 6.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 69.9% | 5.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.7% | 1.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Panama or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 69.2% against 69.0% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Panama ranks 75th 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.