Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Cape Verde
4.2%
in 2025
Jamaica
4.2%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
62nd
Jamaica rank
63rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 63rd 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).