Jamaica vs South Africa: Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 44.48 against 41.14 in South Africa, a difference of 3.34.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 41st of 56 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.37 | 39.15 | 17.22 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 46.94 | 38.62 | 8.31 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 44.48 against 41.14 in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 3.34, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for youth informal employment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Jamaica ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 41st of 56 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.