Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 42.95 against 31.25 in Rwanda, a difference of 11.7.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.62 | 44.6 | 4.97 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 36.32 | 40.81 | 4.49 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 42.95 against 31.25 in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 11.7, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Rwanda ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.