How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?

5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.

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.

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

Thailand

64.9%

in 2018

Viet Nam

69.2%

in 2018

Thailand rank

11th

Viet Nam rank

10th

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

Thailand
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 69.2% against 64.9% in Thailand, a difference of 4.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Thailand ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 27 countries.

Viet Nam 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, Thailand or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 69.2% against 64.9% in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown between Thailand and Viet Nam?: 4.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?: Thailand ranks 11th 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: 07 September 2026

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.