Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Jobs gap rate

Ireland
11.7
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
12.9
in 2027
Ireland rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank
34th

Jobs gap rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
05101520199820122027

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income currently reports 12.9 against 11.7 in Ireland, a difference of 1.2.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ahead.

Ireland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 34th of 70 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 9.92 13.2 3.28 Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
2010s 16.04 13.17 2.87 Ireland
2020s 12.58 13.6 1.02 Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher jobs gap rate, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, at 12.9 against 11.7 in Ireland as of 2027.
What is the difference in jobs gap rate between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
1.2, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank globally for jobs gap rate?
Ireland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 34th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap rate. 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
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.