Namibia vs South Africa: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)
Namibia
43.4%
in 2018
South Africa
33.6%
in 2018
Namibia rank
19th
South Africa rank
22nd
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 43.4% against 33.6% in South Africa, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Namibia 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), Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 43.4% against 33.6% in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) between Namibia and South Africa?
- 9.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Namibia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.