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

Syria
14.9%
in 2011
Yemen
13.5%
in 2014
Syria rank
13th
Yemen rank
16th

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Syria
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 14.9% against 13.5% in Yemen, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 16th 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.