East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs North Korea: Labor force, female, per capita
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.2375 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.3208 units per person
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
2nd
North Korea rank
2nd
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3208 units per person against 0.2375 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0833 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 2nd of 46 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2357 units per person | 0.2985 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2392 units per person | 0.3067 units per person | 0.0675 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.239 units per person | 0.3191 units per person | 0.0801 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2357 units per person | 0.3195 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3208 units per person against 0.2375 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and North Korea?
- 0.0833 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and North Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and North Korea rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 2nd of 46 groups.
- 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.