Nigeria vs South Africa: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts

Nigeria
59.98
in 1997
South Africa
65.5
in 2024
Nigeria rank
26th
South Africa rank
23rd

Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
02505007501.0k1.2k196919962024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 65.5 against 59.98 in Nigeria, a difference of 5.52.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 92 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 20.72 4.43 16.29 Nigeria
1970s 49.81 4.31 45.5 Nigeria
1990s 125.16 204.08 78.92 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts, Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 65.5 against 59.98 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts between Nigeria and South Africa?
5.52, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 1997.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts?
Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs South Africa: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-workers-involved-in-strikes-and-lockouts/nigeria/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-workers-involved-in-strikes-and-lockouts/nigeria/south-africa/">Nigeria vs South Africa: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
92 places, 2,281 data points, 1969–2024
Last refreshed

Workers involved in strikes and lockouts represents the number of workers implicated directly or indirectly at any time during a strike or lockout, whether the involvement was for the full duration of the strike or lockout or only part of it. Workers who are unable to work as a result of the secondary effects of strikes or lockouts should not be included. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.