Namibia vs Palestine: Unemployment rate
Namibia
19.29
in 2025
Palestine
24.42
in 2022
Namibia rank
8th
Palestine rank
5th
Unemployment rate over time
- Namibia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 24.42 against 19.29 in Namibia, a difference of 5.13.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and Palestine ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1 | 10.63 | 10.47 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 21.74 | 20.65 | 1.09 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 20.16 | 22.29 | 2.12 | Palestine |
| 2020s | 20.52 | 25.57 | 5.05 | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Namibia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 24.42 against 19.29 in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Namibia and Palestine?
- 5.13, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Palestine rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Namibia ranks 8th and Palestine ranks 5th 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.