Czechia vs South Korea: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Czechia
2.8%
in 2025
South Korea
2.8%
in 2025
Czechia rank
149th
South Korea rank
150th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Czechia
- South Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
Czechia ranks 149th and South Korea ranks 150th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.4% | 3.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1.6% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Czechia or South Korea?
- Czechia, at 2.8% against 2.8% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Czechia and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Czechia ranks 149th and South Korea ranks 150th 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.