Botswana vs Palestine: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Botswana
24.4%
in 2024
Palestine
28.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
4th
Palestine rank
3rd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Botswana
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 28.7% against 24.4% in Botswana, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.9% | 0.3% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 21.1% | 1.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 27.0% | 4.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Botswana or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 28.7% against 24.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Botswana and Palestine?
- 4.3%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Palestine?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Palestine rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Botswana ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 3rd 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.