Brazil vs Egypt: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Brazil
5.8%
in 2025
Egypt
5.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
80th
Egypt rank
78th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and Egypt ranks 78th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 6.1% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 9.1% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 11.7% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 3.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 5.9% against 5.8% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Brazil ranks 80th and Egypt ranks 78th 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.