East Timor vs Tonga: Unemployment rate
East Timor
1.59
in 2025
Tonga
2.01
in 2025
East Timor rank
173rd
Tonga rank
170th
Unemployment rate over time
- East Timor
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.01 against 1.59 in East Timor, a difference of 0.42.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 173rd and Tonga ranks 170th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 | 2.22 | 1.18 | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 2.96 | 0.537 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 1.9 | 1.78 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 2.07 | 0.1868 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, East Timor or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.01 against 1.59 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate between East Timor and Tonga?
- 0.42, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Tonga rank globally for unemployment rate?
- East Timor ranks 173rd and Tonga ranks 170th 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.