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
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.