Greece vs Mauritania: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Greece
22.4%
in 2024
Mauritania
23.0%
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Mauritania rank
38th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Greece
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.0% against 22.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 15.1% | 14.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 15.0% | 10.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 18.4% | 27.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 24.0% | 5.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Greece or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 23.0% against 22.4% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Greece and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Greece ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – 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.