Iceland vs Netherlands: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG
Iceland
3.62
in 2025
Netherlands
3.87
in 2025
Iceland rank
54th
Netherlands rank
52nd
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.87 against 3.62 in Iceland, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iceland ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 | 5.93 | 2.02 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 3.87 | 0.6059 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.68 | 5.54 | 0.8601 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.34 | 3.78 | 0.5625 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.87 against 3.62 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 0.25, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Iceland ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.