Bahrain vs Thailand: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Bahrain
0.9%
in 2015
Thailand
0.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
180th
Thailand rank
181st
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Bahrain
- Thailand
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 180th and Thailand ranks 181st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.3% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 3.0% | 27.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Bahrain or Thailand?
- Bahrain, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Thailand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Bahrain and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Thailand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Thailand rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Bahrain ranks 180th and Thailand ranks 181st 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.