Sweden vs Turkey: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Sweden
8.31
in 2024
Turkey
8.71
in 2024
Sweden rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8.71 against 8.31 in Sweden, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Turkey ahead.
Sweden ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 69 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8 | 10.88 | 8.07 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 7.45 | 7.47 | 0.0182 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 10.27 | 3.97 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.47 | 10.73 | 3.26 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8.09 | 10.73 | 2.64 | Turkey |
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, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8.71 against 8.31 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.4, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Sweden ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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.