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
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
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.