Estonia vs Sweden: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG
Estonia
8.31
in 2025
Sweden
8.69
in 2025
Estonia rank
24th
Sweden rank
21st
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.69 against 8.31 in Estonia, a difference of 0.38.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.81 | 8.14 | 0.3273 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.56 | 6.3 | 3.26 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 8.41 | 7.47 | 0.9332 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 8.2 | 1.37 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.69 against 8.31 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.38, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Estonia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.