Barbados vs El Salvador: Employment to population ratio
Barbados
60.47
in 2025
El Salvador
60.06
in 2025
Barbados rank
70th
El Salvador rank
73rd
Employment to population ratio over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.47 against 60.06 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.41.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.18 | 57.1 | 0.9167 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 63.09 | 56.81 | 6.28 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.07 | 57.02 | 3.05 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.09 | 58.04 | 1.05 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 60.47 against 60.06 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.41, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Barbados ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.