El Salvador vs Zambia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS

El Salvador
59.7%
in 2024
Zambia
68.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
8th
Zambia rank
5th

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 68.9% against 59.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th of 50 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls, El Salvador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 68.9% against 59.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between El Salvador and Zambia?
9.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
El Salvador ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
50 places, 457 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed