Egypt vs Philippines: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
17.5%
in 2025
Philippines
20.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
85th
Philippines rank
82nd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 20.5% against 17.5% in Egypt, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
Egypt ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 41.5% | 7.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 34.0% | 3.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 27.9% | 1.9% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 22.6% | 3.8% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 20.5% against 17.5% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Philippines?
- 3.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.