Botswana vs World: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Botswana
75.6%
in 2024
World
57.9%
in 2025
Botswana rank
20th
World rank
17th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 75.6% against 57.9% in World, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 20th and World ranks 17th of 92 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.0% | 59.6% | 35.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 56.8% | 14.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 57.5% | 16.8% | Botswana |
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 World?
- Botswana, at 75.6% against 57.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Botswana and World?
- 17.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Botswana ranks 20th and World 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.