Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Unemployment rate,Percent

Jordan
22.9%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
9.1%
in 2024
Jordan rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
510152025199320082024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 22.9% against 9.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 71 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 13.3% 8.1% 5.3% Jordan
2010s 14.1% 8.2% 5.9% Jordan
2020s 23.5% 8.4% 15.1% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 22.9% against 9.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13.8%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Jordan ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed