Melanesia vs World: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Melanesia
79.8%
in 2025
World
57.9%
in 2025
Melanesia rank
17th
World rank
17th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Melanesia
- World
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 79.8% against 57.9% in World, a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 92 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 59.6% | 22.8% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 57.6% | 23.7% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 57.6% | 22.7% | 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, Melanesia or World?
- Melanesia, at 79.8% against 57.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Melanesia and World?
- 21.9%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and World?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and World rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Melanesia ranks 17th 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.