Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Dominican Republic
5.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
5.2%
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
97th
Nicaragua rank
96th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 185 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 10.4% | 5.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 96th 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.