Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Ecuador or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 62.6% against 62.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Ecuador and Republic of Korea?

0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Republic of Korea?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Ecuador vs Republic of Korea: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Ecuador

62.4%

in 2025

Republic of Korea

62.6%

in 2025

Ecuador rank

56th

Republic of Korea rank

54th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Ecuador
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 62.6% against 62.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.1%	58.8%	2.3%	Ecuador
2000s	62.9%	59.1%	3.8%	Ecuador
2010s	62.2%	59.9%	2.4%	Ecuador
2020s	61.6%	61.7%	0.1%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Ecuador or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 62.6% against 62.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Ecuador and Republic of Korea?: 0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Republic of Korea?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Republic of Korea rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Ecuador ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th 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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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.