Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 82.9 against 70.23 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.67.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.49 | 73.62 | 11.88 | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 81.47 | 72.55 | 8.92 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 82.9 against 70.23 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2013.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.67, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Faroe Islands ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.