Belize vs Mexico: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Belize
5.3%
in 2025
Mexico
5.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
34th
Mexico rank
31st
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belize
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.
Belize ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Belize or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Belize and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 31st 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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About this data
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).