Lesotho vs Suriname: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Lesotho
204.7%
in 2025
Suriname
207.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
14th
Suriname rank
13th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 207.0% against 204.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.5% | 186.3% | 6.8% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 182.2% | 253.2% | 71.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 194.7% | 257.1% | 62.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 205.1% | 207.4% | 2.2% | Suriname |
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), Lesotho or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 207.0% against 204.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 2.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 13th 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.