Barbados vs Belgium: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Barbados
6.0%
in 2024
Belgium
6.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
76th
Belgium rank
73rd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 76th and Belgium ranks 73rd of 185 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 11.1% | 4.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 8.4% | 9.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.1% | 3.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Barbados or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Belgium ranks 73rd 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.