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 0.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 134th and Uganda ranks 135th of 185 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Nigeria ranks 134th and Uganda ranks 135th 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.