Mauritania vs Turkey: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Mauritania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 50.8% against 46.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkey ahead.
Mauritania ranks 175th and Turkey ranks 172nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 55.5% | 50.7% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 44.2% | 7.4% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 36.0% | 8.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 45.2% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Mauritania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 50.8% against 46.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Mauritania and Turkey?
- 4.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkey?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Turkey rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Mauritania ranks 175th and Turkey ranks 172nd 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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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.