Thailand vs Viet Nam: Informal employment
Informal employment over time
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 37,056 against 25,292 in Thailand, a difference of 11,764.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.5 times Thailand's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 81 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,270 | 39,612 | 12,342 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 24,662 | 37,294 | 12,631 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment, Thailand or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 37,056 against 25,292 in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in informal employment between Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 11,764, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for informal employment?
- Thailand ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 5th 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
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.