Chile vs Uruguay: Informal employment
Informal employment over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 46.3% against 41.0% in Chile, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 19th of 44 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.7% | 28.3% | 13.4% | Chile |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 36.3% | 3.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 46.3% against 41.0% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment between Chile and Uruguay?
- 5.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for informal employment?
- Chile ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 19th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).