El Salvador vs North America: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- El Salvador
- North America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.8% against 2.4% in North America, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North America ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and North America ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | North America |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), El Salvador or North America?
- El Salvador, at 4.8% against 2.4% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between El Salvador and North America?
- 2.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and North America ranks 46th 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).