Greece vs Sweden: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Greece
8.8%
in 2025
Sweden
8.8%
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Sweden rank
43rd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 8.8% against 8.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 2.6% | 4.8% | Greece |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.6% | 2.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.3% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 7.5% | 14.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 8.2% | 3.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 8.8% against 8.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 43rd 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.