Bahamas vs Singapore: Employment rate
Bahamas
67.0%
in 2025
Singapore
67.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
27th
Singapore rank
24th
Employment rate over time
- Bahamas
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 67.7% against 67.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 61.5% | 3.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 62.3% | 5.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 65.8% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 67.1% | 1.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Bahamas or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 67.7% against 67.0% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Bahamas and Singapore?
- 0.7%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Singapore rank globally for employment rate?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 24th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.