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
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
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.