Mauritania vs Romania: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Mauritania
23.0%
in 2024
Romania
23.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
38th
Romania rank
36th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Mauritania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 23.6% against 23.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Romania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 38th and Romania ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 22.4% | 7.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 20.5% | 5.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 21.3% | 2.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.4% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Mauritania or Romania?
- Romania, at 23.6% against 23.0% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Mauritania and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Mauritania ranks 38th and Romania ranks 36th 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.