Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Switzerland
4.8%
in 2025
United Kingdom
4.9%
in 2025
Switzerland rank
106th
United Kingdom rank
103rd

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 106th and United Kingdom ranks 103rd 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.