Colombia vs Ecuador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)

Colombia
59.3%
in 2018
Ecuador
66.8%
in 2018
Colombia rank
10th
Ecuador rank
7th

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) over time

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 66.8% against 59.3% in Colombia, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ecuador ahead.

Colombia ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 27 countries.

Ecuador 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), Colombia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 66.8% against 59.3% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Colombia and Ecuador?
7.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Colombia ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 7th 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) - Non-agriculture - 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) - Non-agriculture - 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 non-agriculture (female) employment 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.