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Iraq vs Lesotho: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Iraq
16.2%
in 2021
Lesotho
18.7%
in 2024
Iraq rank
10th
Lesotho rank
8th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Iraq
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 18.7% against 16.2% in Iraq, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Iraq ranks 10th 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.