Barbados vs Romania: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Barbados
6.0%
in 2024
Romania
6.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
76th
Romania rank
74th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Barbados
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 76th and Romania ranks 74th of 185 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 6.9% | 9.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.1% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 5.8% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.6% | 2.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Barbados or Romania?
- Romania, 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 Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Romania rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Romania 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.