Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income vs Sri Lanka: Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates)

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
43.14
in 2027
Sri Lanka
51.61
in 2027
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
25th

Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
  • Sri Lanka
0204060199020082027

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 51.61 against 43.14 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, a difference of 8.47.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ahead.

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 87 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 42.5 42.75 0.242 Sri Lanka
2000s 46.29 45.45 0.833 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
2010s 47.51 47.23 0.285 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
2020s 44.11 51.07 6.97 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inactivity rate (ilo modelled estimates), Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 51.61 against 43.14 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in inactivity rate (ilo modelled estimates) between Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income and Sri Lanka?
8.47, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income and Sri Lanka?
38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
How do Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for inactivity rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,464 data points, 1990–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.