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

Ecuador
63.3%
in 2018
El Salvador
56.7%
in 2018
Ecuador rank
6th
El Salvador rank
9th

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

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 63.3% against 56.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 6.6%.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 9th of 27 countries.

Ecuador 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), Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 63.3% against 56.7% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Ecuador and El Salvador?
6.6%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Ecuador ranks 6th 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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About this data

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.