Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of labor force who are women
Barbados
49.67
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
49.45
in 2025
Barbados rank
13th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th
Proportion of labor force who are women over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49.67 against 49.45 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.22.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.53 | 45.26 | 2.27 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 48.75 | 48 | 0.7482 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 49.75 | 48.12 | 1.62 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 49.63 | 49.45 | 0.1864 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of labor force who are women, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 49.67 against 49.45 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of labor force who are women between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.22, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of labor force who are women?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.