Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural

Egypt
0.5%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.6%
in 2019
Egypt rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
34th

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Egypt
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Egypt ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 91 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed