Estonia vs Latvia: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Estonia
5.0%
in 2025
Latvia
5.0%
in 2025
Estonia rank
40th
Latvia rank
38th
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 38th 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).