Congo vs Palestine: Unemployment rate
Congo
19.9%
in 2025
Palestine
24.4%
in 2022
Congo rank
7th
Palestine rank
5th
Unemployment rate over time
- Congo
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 24.4% against 19.9% in Congo, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 7th and Palestine ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 10.6% | 9.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 20.6% | 0.8% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 22.3% | 2.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 25.6% | 4.1% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Congo or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 24.4% against 19.9% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Congo and Palestine?
- 4.5%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Palestine rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Congo ranks 7th and Palestine ranks 5th 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.