Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total

Bangladesh
0.8%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 92 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Bangladesh ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed