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

El Salvador
69.6%
in 2018
Peru
66.1%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
5th
Peru rank
8th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 69.6% against 66.1% in Peru, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Peru ranks 8th of 27 countries.

El Salvador 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), El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 69.6% against 66.1% in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between El Salvador and Peru?
3.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
El Salvador ranks 5th 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.