Bahamas vs Macao: Employment rate
Bahamas
67.0%
in 2025
Macao
66.3%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
27th
Macao rank
30th
Employment rate over time
- Bahamas
- Macao
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 67.0% against 66.3% in Macao, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Macao ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 60.3% | 5.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 62.6% | 4.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 69.0% | 4.4% | Macao |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 66.5% | 1.3% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Bahamas or Macao?
- Bahamas, at 67.0% against 66.3% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Bahamas and Macao?
- 0.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Macao?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Macao rank globally for employment rate?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Macao ranks 30th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.