Malawi vs Syria: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Malawi
15.4%
in 2024
Syria
14.9%
in 2011
Malawi rank
11th
Syria rank
13th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Malawi
  • Syria
051015196919962024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15.4% against 14.9% in Syria, a difference of 0.5%.

Malawi ranks 11th and Syria ranks 13th 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.