Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural

Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2019
Thailand
0.8%
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Thailand rank
44th

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
00.20.40.60.8198520032021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 44th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Thailand
2000s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Thailand
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 44th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed