World vs Zambia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
World
57.9%
in 2025
Zambia
82.7%
in 2024
World rank
16th
Zambia rank
13th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 82.7% against 57.9% in World, a difference of 24.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 13th of 35 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.9% | 83.5% | 26.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 84.1% | 26.6% | Zambia |
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, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 82.7% against 57.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between World and Zambia?
- 24.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- World ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 13th of 35 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.