El Salvador vs Korea: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
El Salvador
2.7%
in 2024
Korea
2.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
155th
Korea rank
152nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) over time
- El Salvador
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 155th and Korea ranks 152nd of 187 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 3.6% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 3.2% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), El Salvador or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between El Salvador and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Korea rank globally for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- El Salvador ranks 155th and Korea ranks 152nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.