Chile vs Uruguay: Informal employment rate
Informal employment rate over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 32.7 against 26.37 in Chile, a difference of 6.33.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 81 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.19 | 29.5 | 6.69 | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.95 | 26.35 | 0.6002 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 32.7 against 26.37 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate between Chile and Uruguay?
- 6.33, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for informal employment rate?
- Chile ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment rate (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 economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.