El Salvador vs Lesotho: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
El Salvador
30.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
32.6%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
88th
Lesotho rank
86th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.6% against 30.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 39.3% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.0% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 33.6% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.8% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), El Salvador or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 32.6% against 30.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 1.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.