Nigeria vs Uganda: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Nigeria

3.5%

in 2024

Uganda

3.4%

in 2021

Nigeria rank

134th

Uganda rank

135th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 134th and Uganda ranks 135th of 185 countries.

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Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nigeria
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Uganda
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.