Barbados vs Eswatini: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)

Barbados
88.7%
in 2024
Eswatini
88.8%
in 2023
Barbados rank
39th
Eswatini rank
37th

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time

  • Barbados
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 88.8% against 88.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s 62.1% 60.3% 1.8% Barbados
1980s 77.2% 43.0% 34.2% Barbados
1990s 84.1% 64.2% 19.9% Barbados
2010s 89.2% 84.4% 4.8% Barbados
2020s 87.5% 88.7% 1.3% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Barbados or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 88.8% against 88.7% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Barbados and Eswatini?
0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eswatini?
6 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Eswatini rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
Barbados ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 5,351 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.