Egypt vs Iran: Unemployment rate (9/26/2025)
Egypt
9.45
in 2031
Iran
9
in 2031
Egypt rank
3rd
Iran rank
5th
Unemployment rate (9/26/2025) over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.45 against 9 in Iran, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.28 | 11.45 | 2.17 | Iran |
| 2000s | 9.93 | 12.41 | 2.48 | Iran |
| 2010s | 11.57 | 11.72 | 0.1503 | Iran |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 8.76 | 1.55 | Iran |
| 2030s | 8.48 | 9 | 0.5246 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 9.45 against 9 in Iran as of 2031.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.45, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2031.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 5th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Unemployment rate (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.