Egypt vs Viet Nam: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown

Egypt
61.3%
in 2017
Viet Nam
69.2%
in 2018
Egypt rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
10th

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

  • Egypt
  • Viet Nam
020406080200720122018

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 69.2% against 61.3% in Egypt, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 27 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 56.5% 81.7% 25.1% Viet Nam
2010s 58.2% 74.4% 16.1% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown, Egypt or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 69.2% against 61.3% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown between Egypt and Viet Nam?
7.9%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Egypt ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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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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.