Barbados vs El Salvador: Employment rate
Barbados
60.5%
in 2025
El Salvador
60.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
70th
El Salvador rank
73rd
Employment rate over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.5% against 60.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 57.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 56.8% | 6.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.0% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.0% | 1.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 60.5% against 60.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for employment rate?
- Barbados ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd 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.