Caribbean vs Melanesia: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash
Caribbean
1.9%
in 2023
Melanesia
1.6%
in 2023
Caribbean rank
73rd
Melanesia rank
74th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash over time
- Caribbean
- Melanesia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Melanesia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Melanesia ahead.
Caribbean ranks 73rd and Melanesia ranks 74th of 86 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash, Caribbean or Melanesia?
- Caribbean, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash between Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 0.3%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Caribbean ranks 73rd and Melanesia ranks 74th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.