Somalia vs Yemen: Unemployment rate for young people
Somalia
34.23
in 2025
Yemen
32.6
in 2025
Somalia rank
15th
Yemen rank
18th
Unemployment rate for young people over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.23 against 32.6 in Yemen, a difference of 1.63.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.99 | 17.41 | 17.57 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 33.65 | 20.11 | 13.54 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 33.59 | 28.35 | 5.24 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 34.66 | 32.99 | 1.66 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate for young people, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 34.23 against 32.6 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate for young people between Somalia and Yemen?
- 1.63, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate for young people?
- Somalia ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 18th 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.