Denmark vs Mauritius: Unemployment rate
Denmark
5.5%
in 2025
Mauritius
5.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
84th
Mauritius rank
81st
Unemployment rate over time
- Denmark
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritius ahead.
Denmark ranks 84th and Mauritius ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 9.4% | 2.1% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 8.5% | 3.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 6.6% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Denmark or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Denmark and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Mauritius rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Denmark ranks 84th 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.