Panama vs Uruguay: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Panama
8.3%
in 2025
Uruguay
8.2%
in 2024
Panama rank
48th
Uruguay rank
51st
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 8.0% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 2.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 9.7% | 4.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 12.7% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 7.3% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.8% | 1.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 8.3% against 8.2% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Panama ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 51st 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.