Caribbean vs Northern America: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Caribbean
58.0%
in 2025
Northern America
7.9%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
31st
Northern America rank
31st
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Northern America
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 58.0% against 7.9% in Northern America, a difference of 50.1%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 7.3 times Northern America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 31st and Northern America ranks 31st of 93 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 8.2% | 47.7% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 8.1% | 49.4% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 7.8% | 50.8% | Caribbean |
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 Northern America?
- Caribbean, at 58.0% against 7.9% in Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Caribbean and Northern America?
- 50.1%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Northern America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Northern America rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and Northern America ranks 31st of 93 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.