Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates)
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income currently reports 111,936 against 9,557 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 102,379.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income's figure about 11.7 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,271 | 31,338 | 26,067 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income |
| 2000s | 6,767 | 43,148 | 36,381 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income |
| 2010s | 7,697 | 67,619 | 59,921 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income |
| 2020s | 9,153 | 100,052 | 90,899 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates), Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, at 111,936 against 9,557 in Sri Lanka as of 2027.
- What is the difference in persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- 102,379, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank globally for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 45th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.