Brazil vs Costa Rica: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown

Brazil
42.5%
in 2015
Costa Rica
43.1%
in 2018
Brazil rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
22nd

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 43.1% against 42.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 27 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 43.1% against 42.5% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Brazil ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.