Egypt vs Palestine: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Egypt
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 29.9% against 29.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Palestine ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 27.8% | 5.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 23.7% | 1.7% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 26.3% | 0.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 29.1% | 0.6% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Egypt or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 29.9% against 29.4% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Egypt and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Palestine rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Palestine ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).