Estonia vs Sweden: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS

Estonia
2.4%
in 2024
Sweden
2.8%
in 2024
Estonia rank
33rd
Sweden rank
30th

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

  • Estonia
  • Sweden
1234201420192024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Sweden ahead.

Estonia ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 30th of 50 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 2.2% 3.3% 1.1% Sweden
2020s 2.5% 2.9% 0.4% Sweden

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, Estonia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between Estonia and Sweden?
0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
Estonia ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 30th 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