Spain vs Sweden: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Sweden
8.8%
in 2025
Spain rank
7th
Sweden rank
10th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.5% against 8.8% in Sweden, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 10th of 48 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 7.6% | 7.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 6.3% | 5.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 7.5% | 13.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 8.3% | 4.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 10.5% against 8.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region between Spain and Sweden?
- 1.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Spain ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 10th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.