Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), Estonia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.5% against 7.5% in Estonia as of 2020.

What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Estonia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

18 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.

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.

Estonia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

Estonia

7.5%

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

7.5%

in 2020

Estonia rank

61st

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

60th

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) over time

Estonia
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 7.5% against 7.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Estonia ranks 61st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 60th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.6%	9.7%	9.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	6.0%	10.9%	4.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	9.0%	10.1%	1.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	10.3%	6.2%	4.2%	Estonia
2020s	7.0%	7.5%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), Estonia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.5% against 7.5% in Estonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Estonia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?: Estonia ranks 61st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 60th 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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Indicator: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.