Egypt vs South Africa: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)
Egypt
41.0%
in 2017
South Africa
37.1%
in 2018
Egypt rank
19th
South Africa rank
21st
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 41.0% against 37.1% in South Africa, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 27 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 38.5% | 17.8% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 36.2% | 7.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total), Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 41.0% against 37.1% in South Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Egypt and South Africa?
- 3.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Egypt ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st 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.