Bangladesh vs Maldives: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Bangladesh
40.2%
in 2025
Maldives
48.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
185th
Maldives rank
182nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 48.1% against 40.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 185th and Maldives ranks 182nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 186.4% | 96.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 138.8% | 89.8% | 49.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 122.0% | 64.0% | 58.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 49.1% | 4.6% | Bangladesh |
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), Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 48.1% against 40.2% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 7.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Bangladesh ranks 185th and Maldives ranks 182nd 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.