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

Colombia
55.5%
in 2018
El Salvador
56.7%
in 2018
Colombia rank
10th
El Salvador rank
9th

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

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
0204060201020142018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 56.7% against 55.5% in Colombia, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 9th 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), Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 56.7% against 55.5% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Colombia and El Salvador?
1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Colombia ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 9th 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 - Male. 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 - Male
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 (male) 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.