Italy vs Spain: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total
Italy
18.7%
in 2020
Spain
25.3%
in 2020
Italy rank
43rd
Spain rank
41st
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.3% against 18.7% in Italy, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st of 43 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 84.6% | 49.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 41.1% | 13.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 29.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 25.3% | 6.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 25.3% against 18.7% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total between Italy and Spain?
- 6.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.