Caribbean vs Central America: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Caribbean
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 60.45 against 58.12 in Caribbean, a difference of 2.33.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 31st and Central America ranks 30th of 87 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9 | 64.56 | 8.66 | Central America |
| 2010s | 57.49 | 62.31 | 4.81 | Central America |
| 2020s | 58.5 | 60.85 | 2.35 | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate, Caribbean or Central America?
- Central America, at 60.45 against 58.12 in Caribbean as of 2027.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate between Caribbean and Central America?
- 2.33, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Central America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2027.
- How do Caribbean and Central America rank globally for informal employment rate?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and Central America ranks 30th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.