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

Ecuador
66.8%
in 2018
Peru
66.1%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
7th
Peru rank
8th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 66.8% against 66.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 75.9% 82.4% 6.5% Peru
2010s 64.3% 69.7% 5.3% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total), Ecuador or Peru?
Ecuador, at 66.8% against 66.1% in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Ecuador and Peru?
0.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Ecuador ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th 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.