Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
135.5%
in 2025
Samoa
250.9%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
9th
Samoa rank
9th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 250.9% against 135.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 115.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146.8% | 144.7% | 2.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 149.0% | 150.6% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 142.9% | 182.6% | 39.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 136.5% | 265.1% | 128.6% | Samoa |
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), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 250.9% against 135.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 115.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 9th 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.