El Salvador vs South Africa: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban

El Salvador
41.68
in 2019
South Africa
41.39
in 2020
El Salvador rank
48th
South Africa rank
50th

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 41.68 against 41.39 in South Africa, a difference of 0.29.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 94 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 38.43 41.29 2.86 South Africa
2000s 39.41 35.94 3.47 El Salvador
2010s 40.62 40.7 0.0795 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 41.68 against 41.39 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.29, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed