Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Labor force, female, per capita
Canada
0.2591 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.187 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2591 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0721 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2327 units per person | 0.1871 units per person | 0.0456 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2538 units per person | 0.1905 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2605 units per person | 0.1863 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2588 units per person | 0.1845 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 0.2591 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0721 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.