Brazil vs Portugal: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Brazil
5.8%
in 2025
Portugal
6.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
80th
Portugal rank
77th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 77th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 7.5% | 5.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 7.5% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.8% | 3.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 11.6% | 2.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 6.4% | 3.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Brazil or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Brazil ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 77th 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.