Rwanda vs Zambia: Informal employment rate
Informal employment rate over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 86.75 against 68.9 in Zambia, a difference of 17.85.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3 | 70.21 | 10.09 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 83.85 | 71.41 | 12.45 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Rwanda, at 86.75 against 68.9 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 17.85, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for informal employment rate?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. 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. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.