Egypt vs Mauritania: Female unemployment rate
Egypt
15.3%
in 2025
Mauritania
14.7%
in 2025
Egypt rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
23rd
Female unemployment rate over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 15.3% against 14.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 12.8% | 7.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 12.6% | 10.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 12.6% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female unemployment rate, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 15.3% against 14.7% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female unemployment rate between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for female unemployment rate?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female 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 female labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.