El Salvador vs Iceland: Employers, total (% of total employment)
El Salvador
4.8%
in 2025
Iceland
4.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Iceland rank
41st
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Iceland ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.7% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 5.2% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), El Salvador or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 4.9% against 4.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Iceland ranks 41st 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).