Algeria vs Yemen: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2

Algeria
11.71
in 2017
Yemen
13.47
in 2014
Algeria rank
9th
Yemen rank
6th

Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time

  • Algeria
  • Yemen
102030405060197519962017

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 13.47 against 11.71 in Algeria, a difference of 1.76.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Algeria ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 69 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 13.8 55.87 42.07 Yemen
1990s 24.4 8.34 16.06 Algeria
2000s 13.41 15.49 2.07 Yemen
2010s 10.28 15.64 5.36 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2, Algeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 13.47 against 11.71 in Algeria as of 2014.
What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Algeria and Yemen?
1.76, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Yemen?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Algeria and Yemen rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
Algeria ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 69 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
69 places, 2,350 data points, 1969–2025
Last refreshed