Greece vs Spain: Unemployment rate,Percent
Greece
8.9%
in 2025
Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Greece rank
9th
Spain rank
7th
Unemployment rate,Percent over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.5% against 8.9% in Greece, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 71 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 11.0% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.5% | 1.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.5% against 8.9% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Greece and Spain?
- 1.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
- Greece ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.