Fiji vs Maldives: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Fiji
15.1%
in 2024
Maldives
14.8%
in 2024
Fiji rank
79th
Maldives rank
82nd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Fiji
- Maldives
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 15.1% against 14.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 2.4% | 8.4% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 14.4% | 3.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 17.8% | 3.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 0.9% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Fiji or Maldives?
- Fiji, at 15.1% against 14.8% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Fiji and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Fiji ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. 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.