Afghanistan vs Lower middle income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Afghanistan
180.2%
in 2025
Lower middle income
122.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Afghanistan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 180.2% against 122.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 58.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.0% | 99.3% | 47.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 147.1% | 105.4% | 41.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 141.2% | 107.6% | 33.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 170.3% | 120.8% | 49.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Afghanistan or Lower middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 180.2% against 122.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 58.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Lower middle income rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.