South Korea vs Singapore: Unemployment rate women
South Korea
2.69
in 2025
Singapore
2.87
in 2025
South Korea rank
158th
Singapore rank
155th
Unemployment rate women over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.87 against 2.69 in South Korea, a difference of 0.18.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
South Korea ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 155th of 186 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.73 | 3.45 | 0.7204 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2.81 | 5.18 | 2.37 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3.16 | 4.15 | 0.9981 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 3.75 | 0.5822 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate women, South Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.87 against 2.69 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate women between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.18, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for unemployment rate women?
- South Korea ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 155th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.