Canada vs Maldives: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Canada
60.8%
in 2025
Maldives
60.7%
in 2019
Canada rank
73rd
Maldives rank
74th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Canada
- Maldives
How they compare
Canada currently reports 60.8% against 60.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 74th of 178 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 50.3% | 9.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 49.9% | 11.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 55.0% | 6.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Canada or Maldives?
- Canada, at 60.8% against 60.7% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Canada and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Maldives rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Canada ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 74th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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.