Dominican Republic vs Samoa: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Dominican Republic
5.2%
in 2025
Samoa
5.0%
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
97th
Samoa rank
99th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Dominican Republic
- Samoa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 99th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 2.1% | 16.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 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 Samoa?
- Dominican Republic, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Dominican Republic and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Dominican Republic and Samoa rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 99th 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.