Panama vs Viet Nam: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)

Panama
45.7%
in 2018
Viet Nam
50.2%
in 2018
Panama rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
15th

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

  • Panama
  • Viet Nam
0204060200720122018

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 50.2% against 45.7% in Panama, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 27 countries.

Viet Nam 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), Panama or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 50.2% against 45.7% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Panama and Viet Nam?
4.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Viet Nam?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Panama and Viet Nam rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Panama ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 15th 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.