Barbados vs Burkina Faso: Female employment rate
Barbados
56.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
56.8%
in 2025
Barbados rank
55th
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Female employment rate over time
- Barbados
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 56.8% against 56.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Barbados ranks 55th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 72.0% | 28.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 55.3% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Barbados or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 56.8% against 56.0% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Barbados and Burkina Faso?
- 0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Burkina Faso?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Burkina Faso rank globally for female employment rate?
- Barbados ranks 55th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female 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 female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.