Latin America and the Caribbean: High income vs Lesotho: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
14.3
in 2027
Lesotho
22.78
in 2027
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank
20th
Lesotho rank
21st

LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
  • Lesotho
0510152025200520162027

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 22.78 against 14.3 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, a difference of 8.48.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Latin America and the Caribbean: High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ahead.

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 87 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America and the Caribbean: High income averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean: High income Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 19.25 18.95 0.2962 Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
2010s 17.07 19 1.93 Lesotho
2020s 15.54 22.31 6.77 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment, Latin America and the Caribbean: High income or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 22.78 against 14.3 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income as of 2027.
What is the difference in lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment between Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Lesotho?
8.48, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Latin America and the Caribbean: High income and Lesotho rank globally for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.