Ecuador vs Zambia: Informal employment

Ecuador
5,702
in 2025
Zambia
5,921
in 2024
Ecuador rank
24th
Zambia rank
21st

Informal employment over time

  • Ecuador
  • Zambia
02.0k4.0k6.0k200120132025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5,921 against 5,702 in Ecuador, a difference of 219.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 81 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 4,904 4,497 407.05 Ecuador
2020s 5,559 5,338 221.15 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Ecuador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5,921 against 5,702 in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in informal employment between Ecuador and Zambia?
219, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for informal employment?
Ecuador ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 81 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
81 places, 1,202 data points, 1999–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.