El Salvador vs Hong Kong: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition)
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) over time
- El Salvador
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3.65 against 3.33 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.32.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2020 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Hong Kong ranks 57th of 74 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition), El Salvador or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 3.65 against 3.33 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) between El Salvador and Hong Kong?
- 0.32, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Hong Kong rank globally for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition)?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Hong Kong ranks 57th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (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
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.