Denmark vs Maldives: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Denmark
61.0%
in 2025
Maldives
60.7%
in 2019
Denmark rank
72nd
Maldives rank
74th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Denmark
- Maldives
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 61.0% against 60.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 74th of 178 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 50.3% | 11.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 49.9% | 11.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 55.0% | 3.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Denmark or Maldives?
- Denmark, at 61.0% against 60.7% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Denmark and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and Maldives rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Denmark ranks 72nd 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.