Iceland vs Maldives: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Iceland
4.5%
in 2025
Maldives
4.6%
in 2019
Iceland rank
112th
Maldives rank
110th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Iceland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 112th and Maldives ranks 110th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.8% | 2.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Iceland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Iceland and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Iceland ranks 112th and Maldives ranks 110th 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.