Bhutan vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Bhutan
87.71 1000 No
in 2024
South Africa
82.28 1000 No
in 2024
Bhutan rank
41st
South Africa rank
43rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
100200300400200820162024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 87.71 1000 No against 82.28 1000 No in South Africa, a difference of 5.43 1000 No.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was South Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 43rd of 72 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 96.02 1000 No 281.62 1000 No 185.6 1000 No South Africa
2020s 90.24 1000 No 222.44 1000 No 132.2 1000 No South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Bhutan or South Africa?
Bhutan, at 87.71 1000 No against 82.28 1000 No in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Bhutan and South Africa?
5.43 1000 No, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Bhutan ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 43rd 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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, 1,449 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.