Euro area vs Sao Tome and Principe: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Euro area
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.0% against 4.6% in Euro area, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.0 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 9.5% | 4.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 9.4% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 9.2% | 4.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 9.0% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Euro area or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.0% against 4.6% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Euro area and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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).