Spain vs Upper middle income: Unemployment rate,Percent

Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
7.3%
in 2025
Spain rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
4th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Spain
  • Upper middle income
510152025199020072025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 10.5% against 7.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 71 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 15.5% 4.8% 10.7% Spain
2000s 11.1% 6.9% 4.2% Spain
2010s 20.5% 8.7% 11.8% Spain
2020s 11.8% 8.1% 3.6% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Spain or Upper middle income?
Spain, at 10.5% against 7.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Spain and Upper middle income?
3.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Spain ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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