Barbados vs Belgium: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12.45 against 11.87 in Barbados, a difference of 0.58.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 17th of 58 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.06 | 11.08 | 1.98 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 14.23 | 9.84 | 4.39 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment, Barbados or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 12.45 against 11.87 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0.58, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 17th of 58 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.