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

Ecuador
63.3%
in 2018
Guatemala
68.5%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
6th
Guatemala rank
5th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 68.5% against 63.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 5th of 27 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Guatemala Difference Ahead
2000s 75.0% 68.1% 6.9% Ecuador
2010s 62.5% 68.2% 5.6% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total), Ecuador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 68.5% against 63.3% in Ecuador as of 2017.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Ecuador and Guatemala?
5.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Ecuador ranks 6th and Guatemala ranks 5th 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.