Czechia vs Poland: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Czechia
2.8%
in 2025
Poland
3.0%
in 2025
Czechia rank
149th
Poland rank
147th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 149th and Poland ranks 147th of 185 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 12.0% | 7.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 14.8% | 7.7% | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4% | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Czechia or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Czechia ranks 149th and Poland ranks 147th 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.