Australia vs Laos: Female employment to population ratio
Australia
60.62
in 2025
Laos
60.92
in 2022
Australia rank
30th
Laos rank
29th
Female employment to population ratio over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 60.92 against 60.62 in Australia, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Laos ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Laos ranks 29th of 172 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.26 | 69.5 | 20.24 | Laos |
| 2000s | 53.28 | 79.14 | 25.86 | Laos |
| 2010s | 55.81 | 68.76 | 12.94 | Laos |
| 2020s | 60.24 | 60.92 | 0.677 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment to population ratio, Australia or Laos?
- Laos, at 60.92 against 60.62 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female employment to population ratio between Australia and Laos?
- 0.3, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for female employment to population ratio?
- Australia ranks 30th and Laos ranks 29th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.