Estonia vs High income: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- High income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.0% against 3.1% in High income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.6 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was High income ahead.
Estonia ranks 40th and High income ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Estonia or High income?
- Estonia, at 5.0% against 3.1% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and High income?
- 1.9%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and High income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and High income rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 40th and High income ranks 37th 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).