Rwanda vs Zambia: Share in informal employment

Rwanda
86.78
in 2023
Zambia
83.83
in 2023
Rwanda rank
8th
Zambia rank
11th

Share in informal employment over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
020406080201720202023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 86.78 against 83.83 in Zambia, a difference of 2.95.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 80 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 83.78 84.02 0.24 Zambia
2020s 86.63 85.03 1.6 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in informal employment, Rwanda or Zambia?
Rwanda, at 86.78 against 83.83 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share in informal employment between Rwanda and Zambia?
2.95, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for share in informal employment?
Rwanda ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs Zambia: Share in informal employment. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/share-in-informal-employment/rwanda/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/share-in-informal-employment/rwanda/zambia/">Rwanda vs Zambia: Share in informal employment</a> β€” Statizoid

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