Egypt vs Portugal: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Egypt
5.95
in 2024
Portugal
5.86
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Portugal rank
34th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.95 against 5.86 in Portugal, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th of 69 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 | 6.02 | 3.14 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.95 | 7.54 | 1.59 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9.3 | 5.47 | 3.83 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 9.76 | 6.48 | 3.28 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 11.48 | 0.0404 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.09 | 6.53 | 0.5664 | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 5.95 against 5.86 in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.09, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Egypt ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 34th 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.