Americas vs Vietnam: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Americas
34.6%
in 2025
Vietnam
67.0%
in 2024
Americas rank
27th
Vietnam rank
25th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Americas
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 67.0% against 34.6% in Americas, a difference of 32.4%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 times Americas's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 25th of 36 groups.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 81.8% | 47.0% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 74.3% | 39.7% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 68.6% | 33.9% | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 67.0% against 34.6% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Americas and Vietnam?
- 32.4%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Vietnam?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Vietnam rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Americas ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 25th of 36 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.