Cuba vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cuba
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 5.6% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Cuba ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 2.1% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Cuba or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cuba, at 5.6% against 3.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Cuba and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cuba ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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).