Jordan vs Palestine: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Jordan
16.62
in 2023
Palestine
28.71
in 2025
Jordan rank
2nd
Palestine rank
1st
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 28.71 against 16.62 in Jordan, a difference of 12.09.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.7 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 1st of 69 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.97 | 20.36 | 6.4 | Palestine |
| 2010s | 14.36 | 22.29 | 7.92 | Palestine |
| 2020s | 19.08 | 25.57 | 6.48 | Palestine |
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, Jordan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 28.71 against 16.62 in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Jordan and Palestine?
- 12.09, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Jordan ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 1st 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.