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
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
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.