Bahamas vs Spain: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Bahamas
10.3%
in 2023
Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
31st
Spain rank
28th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Bahamas
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.5% against 10.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 5.3% | 10.9% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 19.5% | 7.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 19.6% | 8.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 11.0% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 20.6% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 12.2% | 1.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Bahamas or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.5% against 10.3% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Bahamas and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Spain rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Bahamas ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.