Barbados vs Italy: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Barbados
6.0%
in 2024
Italy
6.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
76th
Italy rank
74th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Barbados
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 76th and Italy ranks 74th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 7.2% | 6.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 9.5% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 11.0% | 6.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 11.1% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Barbados or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Barbados and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Italy rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Italy ranks 74th 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.