Barbados vs Samoa: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Barbados
5.8%
in 2023
Samoa
6.0%
in 2022
Barbados rank
123rd
Samoa rank
121st
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Barbados ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 152 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 15.1% | 9.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Barbados ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).