Tunisia vs Palestine: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Tunisia
15.11
in 2023
Palestine
28.71
in 2025
Tunisia rank
4th
Palestine rank
1st
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Tunisia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 28.71 against 15.11 in Tunisia, a difference of 13.6.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.9 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tunisia ahead.
Tunisia ranks 4th 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 | Tunisia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 20.65 | 7.04 | Palestine |
| 2010s | 15.79 | 22.29 | 6.5 | Palestine |
| 2020s | 10.9 | 25.41 | 14.51 | 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, Tunisia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 28.71 against 15.11 in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Tunisia and Palestine?
- 13.6, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Palestine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Tunisia and Palestine rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Tunisia ranks 4th 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.