How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tonga?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Tonga: Unemployment rate of men vs. women

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1.4%

in 2025

Tonga

1.5%

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

177th

Tonga rank

174th

Unemployment rate of men vs. women over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th and Tonga ranks 174th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	1.4%	2.2%	0.7%	Tonga
2010s	2.1%	1.4%	0.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate of men vs. women, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate of men vs. women between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tonga?: 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tonga?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tonga rank globally for unemployment rate of men vs. women?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th and Tonga ranks 174th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment rate of men vs. women
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.