Egypt vs Palestine: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)

Egypt
41.0%
in 2017
Palestine
40.4%
in 2018
Egypt rank
19th
Palestine rank
20th

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

  • Egypt
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 41.0% against 40.4% in Palestine, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 19th and Palestine ranks 20th of 27 countries.

Palestine 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), Egypt or Palestine?
Egypt, at 41.0% against 40.4% in Palestine as of 2017.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Egypt and Palestine?
0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Palestine rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Egypt ranks 19th and Palestine ranks 20th 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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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.