Laos vs Thailand: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Laos

1.2%

in 2022

Thailand

0.6%

in 2025

Laos rank

178th

Thailand rank

181st

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

Laos
Thailand

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 181st of 185 countries.

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Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Laos
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Thailand
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.