Bulgaria vs Malta: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Bulgaria
80.0%
in 2025
Malta
79.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Malta rank
96th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 80.0% against 79.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Malta ranks 96th of 196 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 36.1% | 46.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 45.0% | 36.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 64.7% | 15.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.0% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 80.0% against 79.6% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Malta ranks 96th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.