Australia vs Barbados: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Australia
88.4%
in 2025
Barbados
88.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Barbados rank
29th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 88.8% against 88.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Barbados ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 82.2% | 10.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 85.3% | 6.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 88.3% | 5.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 88.6% | 1.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Australia or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 88.8% against 88.4% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Australia and Barbados?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Barbados ranks 29th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.