Barbados vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of labor force who are women
Barbados
49.67
in 2025
Zimbabwe
49.62
in 2025
Barbados rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
14th
Proportion of labor force who are women over time
- Barbados
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49.67 against 49.62 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.53 | 48.04 | 0.509 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 48.75 | 50.56 | 1.81 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 49.75 | 50.27 | 0.5256 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 49.63 | 49.87 | 0.2336 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of labor force who are women, Barbados or Zimbabwe?
- Barbados, at 49.67 against 49.62 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of labor force who are women between Barbados and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of labor force who are women?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th 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.