Guam vs Zambia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Guam
5.4%
in 2016
Zambia
5.7%
in 2024
Guam rank
89th
Zambia rank
86th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Guam
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Guam, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Zambia ahead.
Guam ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 86th of 185 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 13.0% | 6.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 16.3% | 10.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 14.4% | 3.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 11.0% | 1.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Guam or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Guam and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2015.
- How do Guam and Zambia rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Guam ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 86th 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.