Hungary vs Iceland: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Hungary
4.4%
in 2025
Iceland
4.5%
in 2025
Hungary rank
115th
Iceland rank
112th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Hungary
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 115th and Iceland ranks 112th 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.