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Unemployment Rate by Country

Name: Unemployment Rate by Country
Creator: World Bank Open Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

186 countries • % • World Bank Open Data

Top country

Eswatini

Lowest country

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What It Measures

Unemployment Rate % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

6.97

Middle country

5.24

Low end

0.13

High end

34.4

Countries

186

Data source

World Bank Open Data

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Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate

Highest Unemployment Rate

#1Eswatini34.4%#2South Africa33.17%#3Djibouti25.88%#4Palestine24.42%#5Botswana23.14%#6Gabon20.06%#7Congo19.69%#8Namibia19.15%#9Somalia18.86%#10Libya18.61%

Highest Unemployment Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Eswatini	34.4%
#2	South Africa	33.17%
#3	Djibouti	25.88%
#4	Palestine	24.42%
#5	Botswana	23.14%
#6	Gabon	20.06%
#7	Congo	19.69%
#8	Namibia	19.15%
#9	Somalia	18.86%
#10	Libya	18.61%

Lowest Unemployment Rate

#186Qatar0.13%#185Cambodia0.27%#184Niger0.35%#183Thailand0.69%#182Burundi0.90%#181Chad1.09%#180Bahrain1.10%#179Laos1.22%#178Vietnam1.43%#177Moldova1.43%

Lowest Unemployment Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#186	Qatar	0.13%
#185	Cambodia	0.27%
#184	Niger	0.35%
#183	Thailand	0.69%
#182	Burundi	0.90%
#181	Chad	1.09%
#180	Bahrain	1.10%
#179	Laos	1.22%
#178	Vietnam	1.43%
#177	Moldova	1.43%

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #2 South Africa is 7.29% higher than #3 Djibouti (33.17% vs 25.88%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #5 Botswana is 3.08% higher than #6 Gabon (23.14% vs 20.06%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Djibouti is 1.45% higher than #4 Palestine (25.88% vs 24.42%).

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Unemployment Rate by Country

186 countries • % • World Bank Open Data

Top country

Eswatini

Lowest country

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Source

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What It Measures

Unemployment Rate % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

6.97

Middle country

5.24

Low end

0.13

High end

34.4

Countries

186

Data source

World Bank Open Data

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Color spread

8 active bands · busiest band: 33 countries

186/249 countries mapped

< 2%15 countries

2% – 3%25 countries

3% – 4%23 countries

4% – 5%24 countries

5% – 7%33 countries

7% – 10%25 countries

10% – 15%24 countries

15%+17 countries

No data · 63 countries

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate

Highest Unemployment Rate

#1Eswatini34.4%#2South Africa33.17%#3Djibouti25.88%#4Palestine24.42%#5Botswana23.14%#6Gabon20.06%#7Congo19.69%#8Namibia19.15%#9Somalia18.86%#10Libya18.61%

Highest Unemployment Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Eswatini	34.4%
#2	South Africa	33.17%
#3	Djibouti	25.88%
#4	Palestine	24.42%
#5	Botswana	23.14%
#6	Gabon	20.06%
#7	Congo	19.69%
#8	Namibia	19.15%
#9	Somalia	18.86%
#10	Libya	18.61%

Lowest Unemployment Rate

#186Qatar0.13%#185Cambodia0.27%#184Niger0.35%#183Thailand0.69%#182Burundi0.90%#181Chad1.09%#180Bahrain1.10%#179Laos1.22%#178Vietnam1.43%#177Moldova1.43%

Lowest Unemployment Rate
Rank	Country	Value
#186	Qatar	0.13%
#185	Cambodia	0.27%
#184	Niger	0.35%
#183	Thailand	0.69%
#182	Burundi	0.90%
#181	Chad	1.09%
#180	Bahrain	1.10%
#179	Laos	1.22%
#178	Vietnam	1.43%
#177	Moldova	1.43%

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #2 South Africa is 7.29% higher than #3 Djibouti (33.17% vs 25.88%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #5 Botswana is 3.08% higher than #6 Gabon (23.14% vs 20.06%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Djibouti is 1.45% higher than #4 Palestine (25.88% vs 24.42%).

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Range	Countries
0.13 – 3	38
3 – 6	71
6 – 9	30
9 – 12	18
12 – 14	11
14 – 17	6
17 – 20	7
20 – 23	0
23 – 26	2
26 – 29	1
29 – 32	0
32 – 35	2

Range	Countries
0.13 – 3	38
3 – 6	71
6 – 9	30
9 – 12	18
12 – 14	11
14 – 17	6
17 – 20	7
20 – 23	0
23 – 26	2
26 – 29	1
29 – 32	0
32 – 35	2

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