Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Labor force, male
Labor force, male over time
- Mauritania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 73.3% against 54.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 56.0% | 22.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 54.4% | 20.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 54.3% | 19.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, male, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 73.3% against 54.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in labor force, male between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, male?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates, published as Labor force, male (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which men are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.