Lithuania vs Turkey: Unemployment rate,Percent

Lithuania
8.5%
in 2026
Turkey
8.4%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
12th
Turkey rank
13th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Lithuania
  • Turkey
2.557.51012.515199320092026

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8.5% against 8.4% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Turkey ahead.

Lithuania ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 13th of 71 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 4.9% 9.9% 5.1% Turkey
2010s 10.0% 10.4% 0.4% Turkey
2020s 10.1% 10.4% 0.2% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Lithuania or Turkey?
Lithuania, at 8.5% against 8.4% in Turkey as of 2026.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Lithuania and Turkey?
0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Turkey?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Turkey rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Lithuania ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 13th 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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About this data

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