Hong Kong, China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, female, per capita

Hong Kong, China
0.2587 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.187 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Labor force, female, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.10.20.3199020072025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.2587 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0717 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1939 units per person 0.1871 units per person 0.0068 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.2319 units per person 0.1905 units per person 0.0415 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.2603 units per person 0.1863 units per person 0.074 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.2617 units per person 0.1845 units per person 0.0772 units per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Hong Kong, China or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.2587 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 Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0717 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 23rd 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.