Caribbean vs Melanesia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Caribbean
58.0%
in 2025
Melanesia
79.8%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
16th
Melanesia rank
17th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Caribbean
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 79.8% against 58.0% in Caribbean, a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.4 times Caribbean's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 82.4% | 26.5% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 81.3% | 23.8% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 80.3% | 21.6% | 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, Caribbean or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 79.8% against 58.0% in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 21.8%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 17th of 36 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.