Caribbean vs Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates)

Caribbean
17.55
in 2027
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
17.98
in 2027
Caribbean rank
15th
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank
14th

Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Caribbean
  • Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
0510152025200420152027

How they compare

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income currently reports 17.98 against 17.55 in Caribbean, a difference of 0.43.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ahead.

Caribbean ranks 15th and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 14th of 87 countries.

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Southern Asia: Upper-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 19.61 21.09 1.48 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
2010s 19.05 21.9 2.85 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
2020s 18.15 18.32 0.1687 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher jobs gap rate, Caribbean or Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, at 17.98 against 17.55 in Caribbean as of 2027.
What is the difference in jobs gap rate between Caribbean and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
0.43, with Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2027.
How do Caribbean and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank globally for jobs gap rate?
Caribbean ranks 15th and Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 14th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
87 places, 2,088 data points, 2004–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.