Jordan vs Palestine: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2
Jordan
16.54
in 2025
Palestine
24.42
in 2022
Jordan rank
5th
Palestine rank
2nd
Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 24.42 against 16.54 in Jordan, a difference of 7.88.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 2nd of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4 | 10.63 | 5.78 | Jordan |
| 2000s | 14.03 | 20.65 | 6.62 | Palestine |
| 2010s | 14.36 | 22.29 | 7.92 | Palestine |
| 2020s | 19.08 | 25.57 | 6.48 | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg, Jordan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 24.42 against 16.54 in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg between Jordan and Palestine?
- 7.88, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Jordan ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 2nd 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.