Mauritania vs Sweden: Youth unemployment rate
Mauritania
22.9%
in 2025
Sweden
24.3%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
37th
Sweden rank
35th
Youth unemployment rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 24.3% against 22.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 17.8% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 17.6% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 21.2% | 2.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.4% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 24.3% against 22.9% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 1.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for youth unemployment rate?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.