India vs Puerto Rico: Female employment rate
India
32.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
33.3%
in 2020
India rank
151st
Puerto Rico rank
148th
Female employment rate over time
- India
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 33.3% against 32.5% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
India ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 148th of 172 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 33.0% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 29.6% | 2.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 33.3% | 8.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, India or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 33.3% against 32.5% in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between India and Puerto Rico?
- 0.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for female employment rate?
- India ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 148th 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.