Brazil vs Mauritius: Unemployment rate
Brazil
6.0%
in 2025
Mauritius
5.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
78th
Mauritius rank
81st
Unemployment rate over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritius ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and Mauritius ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 9.4% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 6.6% | 2.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Brazil or Mauritius?
- Brazil, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Brazil and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Brazil ranks 78th and Mauritius ranks 81st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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 labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.