Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Uganda or United Arab Emirates?

Uganda, at 77.8% against 76.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Uganda vs United Arab Emirates: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Uganda

77.8%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

76.9%

in 2025

Uganda rank

9th

United Arab Emirates rank

11th

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

Uganda
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 77.8% against 76.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Uganda ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71.3%	73.9%	2.6%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	71.8%	73.9%	2.2%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	73.5%	76.2%	2.7%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	77.1%	75.9%	1.2%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Uganda or United Arab Emirates?: Uganda, at 77.8% against 76.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Uganda and United Arab Emirates?: 0.9%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Arab Emirates?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Uganda and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Uganda ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th 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.