Iran vs Singapore: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Iran
3.4%
in 2025
Singapore
3.4%
in 2025
Iran rank
92nd
Singapore rank
93rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Iran
- Singapore
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
Iran ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 93rd of 187 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 5.6% | 2.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1.8% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Iran or Singapore?
- Iran, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Iran and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Singapore rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 93rd 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).