Iraq vs Pacific island small states: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Iraq
4.5%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
1.7%
in 2025
Iraq rank
50th
Pacific island small states rank
47th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Iraq
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 4.5% against 1.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.6 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 2.6% 2.0% 0.6% Iraq
2000s 1.3% 1.9% 0.6% Pacific island small states
2010s 2.5% 1.8% 0.7% Iraq
2020s 4.4% 1.8% 2.7% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Iraq or Pacific island small states?
Iraq, at 4.5% against 1.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Iraq and Pacific island small states?
2.8%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pacific island small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Pacific island small states rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Iraq ranks 50th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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).