Haiti vs Portugal: Employment rate
Haiti
54.4%
in 2025
Portugal
54.6%
in 2025
Haiti rank
118th
Portugal rank
117th
Employment rate over time
- Haiti
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 54.6% against 54.4% in Haiti, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 117th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 56.1% | 4.1% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 57.7% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 52.5% | 4.0% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.1% | 0.9% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Haiti or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 54.6% against 54.4% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Haiti and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Portugal rank globally for employment rate?
- Haiti ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 117th 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.