Greece vs Spain: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Greece
10.02
in 2024
Spain
10.5
in 2025
Greece rank
15th
Spain rank
14th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.5 against 10.02 in Greece, a difference of 0.48.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.08 | 18.73 | 11.65 | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.89 | 19.59 | 9.71 | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.75 | 11.26 | 1.51 | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.59 | 20.48 | 1.11 | Greece |
| 2020s | 12.8 | 13.4 | 0.5956 | Spain |
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, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.5 against 10.02 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Greece and Spain?
- 0.48, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Greece ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th 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.