El Salvador vs Mexico: Share in informal employment

El Salvador
66.5
in 2023
Mexico
56.33
in 2023
El Salvador rank
23rd
Mexico rank
26th

Share in informal employment over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
020406080200220122023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 66.5 against 56.33 in Mexico, a difference of 10.17.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 26th of 80 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2010s 69.27 58.1 11.17 El Salvador
2020s 67.92 56.42 11.5 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in informal employment, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 66.5 against 56.33 in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in share in informal employment between El Salvador and Mexico?
10.17, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for share in informal employment?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 26th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share in informal employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share in informal employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed