China vs Norway: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

China

4.6%

in 2022

Norway

4.5%

in 2025

China rank

109th

Norway rank

112th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

China
Norway

How they compare

China currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Norway ahead.

China ranks 109th and Norway ranks 112th of 185 countries.

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Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in China
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Norway
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Unit: %
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 5,169 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.