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Highest unemployment rate

The development: Highest unemployment rate: Cabo Verde 11.9% (2025).

What the evidence says: One figure, one country, one year. Source: World Bank WDI.

Question to watch: Which of these gaps matters most for your country?

Unemployment 2025

The development: Unemployment 2025: where does your country sit?

What the evidence says: Five classed ranges, with the number of countries in each. Lowest Niger 0.4% · highest Cabo Verde 11.9%.

Question to watch: Which of these gaps matters most for your country?

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• Unemployment 2025

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Unemployment · regional finding

The development: Lowest unemployment rate: Niger 0.4% (2025).

What the evidence says: A single national observation does not explain causes or household experience.

Question to watch: What local evidence would explain this national pattern?

Unemployment · 2025

The development: Compare available West African country observations.

What the evidence says: National values do not show differences within countries.

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Unemployment by country · 2025

The development: Equal-count classes make relative positions easier to compare.

What the evidence says: National estimate; not a measure of job quality or informal employment.

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