The latest ranking of countries with the highest unemployment rate has shown Nigeria at the top of the chart for the wrong reason.
The World of Statistics in its latest release on Sunday via its verified Twitter handle ranked Nigeria high, indicating the country has the highest level of unemployment in the world at 33.3%.
Following in that order of countries with the highest number of unemployment are South Africa 32.9%, followed by Spain at 13.26%, Greece at 11.2%, Colombia is 10.7% and Turkey, 10% making up the top Six.
Here’s the full list according to the ranking.
Average number of Unemployment rate:
Nigeria: 33.3%
South Africa: 32.9%
Spain: 13.26%
Greece: 11.2%
Colombia: 10.7%
Turkey: 10%
Iran: 9.7%
Uruguay: 8.8%
Chile: 8.7%
Brazil: 8.5%
Italy: 7.8%
India: 7.8%
Sweden: 7.5%
Portugal: 7.2%
Egypt: 7.1%
France: 7.1%
Euro area: 6.5%
Pakistan: 6.5%
Paraguay: 6.5%
Venezuela: 6.4%
Argentina: 6.3%
Austria: 5.9%
Belgium: 5.6%
Germany: 5.6%
Indonesia: 5.45%
China: 5.2%
Canada: 5%
Saudi Arabia: 4.8%
Bangladesh: 4.7%
Philippines: 4.7%
UK: 3.9%
Ireland: 3.8%
Australia: 3.7%
US: 3.7%
Norway: 3.5%
Netherlands: 3.4%
Russia: 3.3%
Mexico: 2.8%
UAE: 2.75%
Japan: 2.6%
South Korea: 2.6%
Denmark: 2.4%
Vietnam: 2.25%
Switzerland: 2%
Singapore: 1.8%
Thailand: 1.05%
Cambodia: 0.36%
Qatar: 0.1%
