Oceania vs Panama: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Oceania
18.5%
in 2025
Panama
58.7%
in 2024
Oceania rank
28th
Panama rank
30th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Oceania
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 58.7% against 18.5% in Oceania, a difference of 40.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 3.2 times Oceania's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Oceania ranks 28th and Panama ranks 30th of 36 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oceania | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 53.4% | 35.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 48.9% | 30.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 56.7% | 38.3% | Panama |
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, Oceania or Panama?
- Panama, at 58.7% against 18.5% in Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Oceania and Panama?
- 40.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Oceania and Panama rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Oceania ranks 28th and Panama ranks 30th of 36 groups.
- 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.