Somalia vs Yemen: Unemployment rate
Somalia
18.95
in 2025
Yemen
17.32
in 2025
Somalia rank
9th
Yemen rank
12th
Unemployment rate over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 18.95 against 17.32 in Yemen, a difference of 1.63.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.26 | 9.39 | 9.86 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 18.68 | 12.17 | 6.51 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 18.66 | 15.64 | 3.02 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 17.46 | 1.72 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 18.95 against 17.32 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between Somalia and Yemen?
- 1.63, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for unemployment rate?
- Somalia ranks 9th 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.