Euro area vs Nigeria: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Euro area
97.9%
in 2025
Nigeria
142.1%
in 2025
Euro area rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
45th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Euro area
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 142.1% against 97.9% in Euro area, a difference of 44.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.0% | 88.5% | 30.5% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 110.9% | 89.3% | 21.6% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 102.5% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 144.9% | 45.2% | Nigeria |
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), Euro area or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 142.1% against 97.9% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Euro area and Nigeria?
- 44.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Nigeria rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Euro area ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- 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.