Egypt vs Peru: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)

Egypt
55.4%
in 2017
Peru
52.4%
in 2017
Egypt rank
12th
Peru rank
15th

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

  • Egypt
  • Peru
020406080200420102017

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 55.4% against 52.4% in Peru, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Peru ranks 15th of 27 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 42.2% 63.5% 21.3% Peru
2010s 49.4% 56.0% 6.6% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment by sector and gender (% of total), Egypt or Peru?
Egypt, at 55.4% against 52.4% in Peru as of 2017.
What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Egypt and Peru?
3.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Egypt ranks 12th and Peru ranks 15th 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.