Afghanistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Afghanistan
1.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
147th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
149th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 149th of 187 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 2.6% 2.5% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1% 2.8% 2.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Afghanistan, at 1.6% against 1.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Afghanistan ranks 147th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 149th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, 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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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).