Brazil vs Uruguay: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS
Brazil
35.6%
in 2025
Uruguay
28.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Uruguay rank
15th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 35.6% against 28.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.9% | 23.9% | 15.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 24.8% | 12.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Brazil, at 35.6% against 28.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 7.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.