French Polynesia vs Lesotho: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

French Polynesia
21.8%
in 2012
Lesotho
18.7%
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
5th
Lesotho rank
8th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 21.8% against 18.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

French Polynesia ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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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

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.