Main Controls Primary Dataset Employed persons Secondary Dataset Select Dataset to Compare Format Calc Table Line Chart Bar Chart Map Scatterplot Connected Scatterplot Calc Table Table Clear All Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Dominican Republic Congo (Kinshasa) Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mexico Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South 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Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Dominican Republic Congo (Kinshasa) Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mexico Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Saint Lucia Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Africa Americas Asia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union High Income Countries Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Countries Lower Middle Income Countries Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Middle Income Countries Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Oceania Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Countries Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World Select Country/Region Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Dominican Republic Congo (Kinshasa) Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mexico Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Saint Lucia Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Africa Americas Asia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union High Income Countries Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Countries Lower Middle Income Countries Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Middle 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