Barbados vs Sweden: Share of female workers by sector
Barbados
0.7621
in 2025
Sweden
0.8771
in 2025
Barbados rank
165th
Sweden rank
162nd
Share of female workers by sector over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8771 against 0.7621 in Barbados, a difference of 0.115.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Sweden ranks 162nd of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 | 1.74 | 0.7364 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.08 | 0.9679 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.63 | 0.9322 | 0.6947 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 0.873 | 0.4325 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of female workers by sector, Barbados or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8771 against 0.7621 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of female workers by sector between Barbados and Sweden?
- 0.115, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for share of female workers by sector?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Sweden ranks 162nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.