Costa Rica vs South Africa: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)
Costa Rica
31.5%
in 2018
South Africa
33.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
23rd
South Africa rank
22nd
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 33.6% against 31.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Costa Rica 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), Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 33.6% against 31.5% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 2.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.