Ghana vs Namibia: Labor force participation rate

Ghana

58.5%

in 2025

Namibia

58.8%

in 2025

Ghana rank

115th

Namibia rank

112th

Labor force participation rate over time

Namibia currently reports 58.8% against 58.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 115th and Namibia ranks 112th 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).