Egypt vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Egypt
68.6%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
51.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
22nd
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
20th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Egypt
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 68.6% against 51.2% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th of 92 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 52.4% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 51.9% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 51.5% | 18.5% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Egypt, at 68.6% against 51.2% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 17.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th 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.