Nigeria vs Botswana

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Nigeria

3.0 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Botswana

23.1 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Nigeria Botswana Difference
2024 3.0 percent 23.1 percent -20.1 percent
2023 3.1 percent 23.4 percent -20.3 percent
2022 3.8 percent 23.6 percent -19.8 percent
2021 5.5 percent 23.1 percent -17.7 percent
2020 5.7 percent 21.0 percent -15.3 percent
2019 5.2 percent 20.1 percent -14.9 percent
2018 5.1 percent 19.7 percent -14.6 percent
2017 4.8 percent 19.7 percent -14.8 percent
2016 4.5 percent 19.3 percent -14.8 percent
2015 4.1 percent 18.9 percent -14.8 percent
2014 3.9 percent 18.5 percent -14.6 percent
2013 3.7 percent 18.2 percent -14.5 percent
2012 3.8 percent 18.0 percent -14.2 percent
2011 3.8 percent 18.1 percent -14.3 percent
2010 3.7 percent 17.9 percent -14.1 percent
2009 3.8 percent 16.2 percent -12.4 percent
2008 3.8 percent 16.3 percent -12.5 percent
2007 3.8 percent 17.0 percent -13.2 percent
2006 3.8 percent 17.8 percent -14.0 percent
2005 3.7 percent 19.8 percent -16.1 percent
2004 3.6 percent 21.8 percent -18.2 percent
2003 3.6 percent 23.8 percent -20.2 percent
2002 3.7 percent 21.3 percent -17.6 percent
2001 3.9 percent 18.5 percent -14.6 percent
2000 4.0 percent 15.9 percent -11.9 percent
1999 4.0 percent 18.2 percent -14.2 percent
1998 3.9 percent 20.9 percent -16.9 percent
1997 4.0 percent 21.0 percent -17.1 percent
1996 4.1 percent 21.6 percent -17.5 percent
1995 4.2 percent 21.4 percent -17.2 percent
1994 4.1 percent 21.2 percent -17.1 percent
1993 4.0 percent 18.8 percent -14.7 percent
1992 3.8 percent 16.3 percent -12.5 percent
1991 3.9 percent 13.8 percent -10.0 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Nigeria and Botswana. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International