New Zealand vs North America: Labor force, female, per capita
New Zealand
0.2748 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.2361 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
7th
North America rank
5th
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- North America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2748 units per person against 0.2361 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0387 units per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
New Zealand ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.217 units per person | 0.2298 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.2406 units per person | 0.2363 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2596 units per person | 0.2325 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2728 units per person | 0.2337 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, New Zealand or North America?
- New Zealand, at 0.2748 units per person against 0.2361 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between New Zealand and North America?
- 0.0387 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and North America rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th 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.