Hong Kong vs Puerto Rico: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)
Hong Kong
94.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
96.0%
in 2020
Hong Kong rank
121st
Puerto Rico rank
118th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) over time
- Hong Kong
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 96.0% against 94.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 121st and Puerto Rico ranks 118th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 64.9% | 2.8% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 80.8% | 1.8% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 86.7% | 6.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 85.1% | 18.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 78.8% | 4.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 96.0% | 17.4% | 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 (%), Hong Kong or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 96.0% against 94.5% in Hong Kong as of 2020.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) between Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?
- 1.5%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Hong Kong and Puerto Rico rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Hong Kong ranks 121st and Puerto Rico ranks 118th of 155 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 (%) (national 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.