Portugal vs Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Portugal
186.47 1000 No
in 2024
Switzerland
172.97 1000 No
in 2024
Portugal rank
46th
Switzerland rank
49th

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

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 186.47 1000 No against 172.97 1000 No in Switzerland, a difference of 13.5 1000 No.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 72 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 484.74 1000 No 170.07 1000 No 314.66 1000 No Portugal
2010s 341.08 1000 No 159.33 1000 No 181.75 1000 No Portugal
2020s 213.09 1000 No 161.84 1000 No 51.24 1000 No Portugal

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 Switzerland?
Portugal, at 186.47 1000 No against 172.97 1000 No in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Portugal and Switzerland?
13.5 1000 No, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Portugal ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 49th 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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 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.