Nigeria vs Turkey: Unemployment rate (9/26/2025)
Nigeria
22.56
in 2018
Turkey
9.14
in 2031
Nigeria rank
1st
Turkey rank
4th
Unemployment rate (9/26/2025) over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.56 against 9.14 in Turkey, a difference of 13.42.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Turkey ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th of 22 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Nigeria, at 22.56 against 9.14 in Turkey as of 2018.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 13.42, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th 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.