Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, female, per capita

Denmark
0.2597 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.187 units per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Labor force, female, per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.10.20.3199020072025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.2597 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0727 units per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2518 units per person 0.1871 units per person 0.0647 units per person Denmark
2000s 0.2501 units per person 0.1905 units per person 0.0596 units per person Denmark
2010s 0.243 units per person 0.1863 units per person 0.0567 units per person Denmark
2020s 0.2531 units per person 0.1845 units per person 0.0686 units per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Denmark, at 0.2597 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0727 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
Denmark ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Labor force, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.