Sri Lanka vs Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Sri Lanka
2,849 1000 No
in 2023
Zambia
3,979 1000 No
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Zambia rank
11th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3,979 1000 No against 2,849 1000 No in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,130 1000 No.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 11th of 72 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 2,974 1000 No 2,926 1000 No 48.2 1000 No Sri Lanka
2020s 2,938 1000 No 3,131 1000 No 193.12 1000 No Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3,979 1000 No against 2,849 1000 No in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
1,130 1000 No, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 11th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.