Americas vs Ecuador: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Americas
34.6%
in 2025
Ecuador
68.5%
in 2025
Americas rank
26th
Ecuador rank
23rd
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) over time
- Americas
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 68.5% against 34.6% in Americas, a difference of 33.9%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.0 times Americas's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 26th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 35 groups.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 73.6% | 38.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 61.7% | 27.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 68.5% | 33.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Americas or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 68.5% against 34.6% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Americas and Ecuador?
- 33.9%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Ecuador rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Americas ranks 26th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.