Lesotho vs Yemen: Unemployment rate
Lesotho
16.32
in 2025
Yemen
17.32
in 2025
Lesotho rank
14th
Yemen rank
12th
Unemployment rate over time
- Lesotho
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 17.32 against 16.32 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 | 9.39 | 6.33 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 16.05 | 12.17 | 3.88 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 16.22 | 15.64 | 0.5728 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.04 | 17.46 | 0.4183 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Lesotho or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 17.32 against 16.32 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Lesotho and Yemen?
- 1, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.