Portugal vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 82.28 1000 No against 63.08 1000 No in Portugal, a difference of 19.2 1000 No.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 72 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188.13 1000 No | 350.67 1000 No | 162.54 1000 No | South Africa |
| 2010s | 130.38 1000 No | 285.4 1000 No | 155.03 1000 No | South Africa |
| 2020s | 74.01 1000 No | 222.44 1000 No | 148.43 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, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 82.28 1000 No against 63.08 1000 No in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Portugal and South Africa?
- 19.2 1000 No, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Portugal ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.