Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Papua New Guinea
65.6%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
72.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
174th
Puerto Rico rank
171st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 72.6% against 65.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Puerto Rico ranks 171st of 187 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3% | 84.9% | 19.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 83.3% | 17.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 69.9% | 10.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 71.0% | 5.3% | Puerto Rico |
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), Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 72.6% against 65.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 7.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 174th and Puerto Rico ranks 171st 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.