How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

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.

Jamaica vs Latvia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national

Jamaica

83.7%

in 2023

Latvia

84.0%

in 2025

Jamaica rank

78th

Latvia rank

75th

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

Jamaica
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 84.0% against 83.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	77.8%	74.9%	2.9%	Jamaica
2000s	75.1%	78.4%	3.3%	Latvia
2010s	77.6%	81.6%	4.0%	Latvia
2020s	81.5%	81.6%	0.2%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Jamaica or Latvia?: Latvia, at 84.0% against 83.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Jamaica and Latvia?: 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?: Jamaica ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 75th 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

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs Latvia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%). Statizoid, drawing on Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/ratio-of-female-to-male-labor-force-participation-rate-percent-national-estimate/jamaica/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/ratio-of-female-to-male-labor-force-participation-rate-percent-national-estimate/jamaica/latvia/">Jamaica vs Latvia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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, 5,408 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.