North Korea vs South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) over time
- North Korea
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 79.21 against 65.59 in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, a difference of 13.62.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 8th and South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 188 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.42 | 65.37 | 14.06 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 79.16 | 63.42 | 15.74 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 79.22 | 64.96 | 14.26 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 78.87 | 65.21 | 13.67 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates), North Korea or South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- North Korea, at 79.21 against 65.59 in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates) between North Korea and South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- 13.62, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
- How do North Korea and South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank globally for employment-to-population ratio (ilo modelled estimates)?
- North Korea ranks 8th and South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.