Egypt vs Palestine, State of: Industry jobs as a share of total employment
Egypt
29.4%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
29.9%
in 2022
Egypt rank
23rd
Palestine, State of rank
22nd
Industry jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Egypt
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 29.9% against 29.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Palestine, State of ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 27.8% | 5.1% | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 23.7% | 1.7% | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 26.3% | 0.6% | Palestine, State of |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 29.1% | 0.6% | Palestine, State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry jobs as a share of total employment, Egypt or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 29.9% against 29.4% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in industry jobs as a share of total employment between Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 0.5%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Palestine, State of rank globally for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Palestine, State of ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.