Portugal vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.9 % against 16.9 % in Portugal, a difference of 1 %.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 72 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1 % | 21.1 % | 15 % | Portugal |
| 2010s | 29.2 % | 18.95 % | 10.25 % | Portugal |
| 2020s | 19.24 % | 17.84 % | 1.4 % | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17.9 % against 16.9 % in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Portugal and South Africa?
- 1 %, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Portugal ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of 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
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.