El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Share in informal employment

El Salvador
63.95
in 2024
Sri Lanka
67.57
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Share in informal employment over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
020406080201020172024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 67.57 against 63.95 in El Salvador, a difference of 3.62.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 69.25 68.52 0.7333 El Salvador
2020s 67.89 67.22 0.67 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in informal employment, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 67.57 against 63.95 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in share in informal employment between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
3.62, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for share in informal employment?
El Salvador ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 82 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
82 places, 1,190 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed