Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ecuador: Labor force participation rate

Democratic Republic of Congo

64.3%

in 2025

Ecuador

64.5%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

73rd

Ecuador rank

70th

Labor force participation rate over time

Ecuador currently reports 64.5% against 64.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 70th of 186 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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