Portugal vs Sweden: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason
Portugal
0.2%
in 2020
Sweden
0.1%
in 2025
Portugal rank
6th
Sweden rank
9th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Sweden's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 24 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Portugal ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.