Botswana vs South Sudan: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Botswana
- South Sudan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 132nd and South Sudan ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Botswana or South Sudan?
- Botswana, at 2.5% against 2.3% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and South Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Sudan rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and South Sudan ranks 134th 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).