Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, female, per capita
Norway
0.2598 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.187 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2598 units per person against 0.187 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0728 units per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2309 units per person | 0.1871 units per person | 0.0438 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2576 units per person | 0.1905 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2586 units per person | 0.1863 units per person | 0.0722 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2586 units per person | 0.1845 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Norway, at 0.2598 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 Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0728 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- Norway ranks 19th 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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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.