Estonia vs Low income: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- Low income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.0% against 2.8% in Low income, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 40th and Low income ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Estonia or Low income?
- Estonia, at 5.0% against 2.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and Low income?
- 2.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Low income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Low income rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 40th and Low income ranks 43rd 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).