What is the difference in labor force participation rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia?

1.5%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Gambia: Labor force participation rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina

49.0%

in 2025

Gambia

47.5%

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

161st

Gambia rank

164th

Labor force participation rate over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gambia

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 49.0% against 47.5% in Gambia, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 164th of 186 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.0%	48.3%	5.7%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	51.9%	48.3%	3.7%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	50.0%	47.9%	2.1%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	48.6%	47.6%	1.0%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Gambia?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 49.0% against 47.5% in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia?: 1.5%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gambia rank globally for labor force participation rate?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 164th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).