Botswana vs United States: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Botswana
- United States
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Botswana ranks 132nd and United States ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 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 United States?
- Botswana, at 2.5% against 2.3% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and United States?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and United States rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and United States ranks 135th 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).