Ethiopia vs Macao: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Ethiopia
66.2%
in 2025
Macao
66.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Macao rank
30th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Ethiopia
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 66.3% against 66.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Macao ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 60.3% | 18.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 62.6% | 17.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 69.0% | 6.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 66.5% | 0.3% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Ethiopia or Macao?
- Macao, at 66.3% against 66.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Ethiopia and Macao?
- 0.1%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Macao?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Macao rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Macao ranks 30th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.