Belize vs Panama: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)
Belize
19.3%
in 2019
Panama
19.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
45th
Panama rank
43rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 19.5% against 19.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 45th and Panama ranks 43rd of 160 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24), Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 19.5% against 19.3% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) between Belize and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Belize ranks 45th and Panama ranks 43rd of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.