Canada vs Puerto Rico: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Canada
87.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
87.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Puerto Rico rank
29th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 87.4% against 87.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 85.2% | 1.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 85.3% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 85.5% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 87.3% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 87.4% against 87.0% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.