Barbados vs Brunei: Unemployment rate for young people
Barbados
18.48
in 2025
Brunei
18.23
in 2025
Barbados rank
60th
Brunei rank
63rd
Unemployment rate for young people over time
- Barbados
- Brunei
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 18.48 against 18.23 in Brunei, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 60th and Brunei ranks 63rd of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.68 | 15.79 | 18.9 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 21.73 | 19.18 | 2.56 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 27.44 | 24.75 | 2.7 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.35 | 19.24 | 3.11 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate for young people, Barbados or Brunei?
- Barbados, at 18.48 against 18.23 in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate for young people between Barbados and Brunei?
- 0.25, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brunei?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Brunei rank globally for unemployment rate for young people?
- Barbados ranks 60th and Brunei ranks 63rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.