Caribbean vs World: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Caribbean
- World
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 58.12 against 57.84 in World, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2004 it was World ahead.
Caribbean ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd of 87 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9 | 59.57 | 3.67 | World |
| 2010s | 57.49 | 57.64 | 0.1423 | World |
| 2020s | 58.5 | 57.63 | 0.8742 | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate, Caribbean or World?
- Caribbean, at 58.12 against 57.84 in World as of 2027.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate between Caribbean and World?
- 0.28, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2027.
- How do Caribbean and World rank globally for informal employment rate?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and World ranks 32nd 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.