Israel vs Jamaica: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Israel
3.0%
in 2025
Jamaica
3.0%
in 2023
Israel rank
148th
Jamaica rank
146th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Israel
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Jamaica ahead.
Israel ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 17.6% | 13.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 22.8% | 19.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 25.7% | 19.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 15.9% | 6.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 7.7% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Israel or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Israel and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Jamaica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Jamaica rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Israel ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 146th 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.