Botswana vs Melanesia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Botswana
75.6%
in 2024
Melanesia
79.8%
in 2025
Botswana rank
20th
Melanesia rank
17th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Botswana
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 79.8% against 75.6% in Botswana, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Melanesia ranks 17th of 92 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.0% | 82.5% | 12.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 80.5% | 9.5% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 80.4% | 6.1% | Melanesia |
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, Botswana or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 79.8% against 75.6% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Botswana and Melanesia?
- 4.2%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Melanesia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Botswana ranks 20th and Melanesia ranks 17th of 92 countries.
- 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.