Namibia vs Netherlands: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Namibia
88.4%
in 2018
Netherlands
88.2%
in 2025
Namibia rank
41st
Netherlands rank
43rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Namibia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 88.4% against 88.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Namibia ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.0% | 27.4% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 67.2% | 8.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.8% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 83.7% | 2.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Namibia or Netherlands?
- Namibia, at 88.4% against 88.2% in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Namibia and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Netherlands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Namibia and Netherlands rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Namibia ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 43rd 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.