Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Puerto Rico
87.4%
in 2024
Singapore
87.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
29th
Singapore rank
30th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 87.4% against 87.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 86.2% | 1.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.8% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.6% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.8% | 0.5% | 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, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Puerto Rico, at 87.4% against 87.2% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 30th 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.