Sweden vs Uruguay: Unemployment rate,Percent
Sweden
8.3%
in 2026
Uruguay
7.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
14th
Uruguay rank
16th
Unemployment rate,Percent over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.3% against 7.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 71 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 11.0% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 12.4% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.6% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 8.3% against 7.5% in Uruguay as of 2026.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
- Sweden ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.