Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Spain
2,089 1000 No
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,215 1000 No
in 2019
Spain rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3,215 1000 No against 2,089 1000 No in Spain, a difference of 1,126 1000 No.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 72 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 2,285 1000 No 2,412 1000 No 126.8 1000 No United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 3,303 1000 No 3,392 1000 No 88.6 1000 No United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2,786 1000 No 3,200 1000 No 414.19 1000 No United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3,215 1000 No against 2,089 1000 No in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1,126 1000 No, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.