Northern Europe vs Switzerland: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total over time
- Northern Europe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 5.03 against 1.09 in Switzerland, a difference of 3.94.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 4.6 times Switzerland's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Northern Europe ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 82nd of 87 groups.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.84 | 2.86 | 0.9825 | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 0.9793 | 3.55 | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 4.99 | 0.8424 | 4.15 | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total, Northern Europe or Switzerland?
- Northern Europe, at 5.03 against 1.09 in Switzerland as of 2027.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Northern Europe and Switzerland?
- 3.94, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Northern Europe and Switzerland rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Northern Europe ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 82nd of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.