Barbados vs Uruguay: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Barbados
60.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
60.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
70th
Uruguay rank
71st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.5% against 60.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 53.2% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 54.0% | 9.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 60.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.2% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Barbados or Uruguay?
- Barbados, at 60.5% against 60.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Barbados ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st 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+, total (%) (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.