Brunei vs Sri Lanka: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Brunei
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Brunei, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Brunei or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Brunei and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Sri Lanka rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brunei ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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).