Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per

Puerto Rico
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0002 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00000.001199020072025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0003 units per person Puerto Rico
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0003 units per person Puerto Rico
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person Puerto Rico
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0003 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,790 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.