Brazil vs Senegal: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Brazil
5.8%
in 2025
Senegal
5.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
80th
Senegal rank
83rd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Brazil
- Senegal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.8% against 5.8% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 83rd of 185 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 1.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.2% | 2.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Brazil or Senegal?
- Brazil, at 5.8% against 5.8% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Brazil and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Senegal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Senegal rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Brazil ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 83rd 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.