Laos vs Norway: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Laos
- Norway
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 177th and Norway ranks 180th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Laos or Norway?
- Laos, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Laos and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Norway rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 177th and Norway ranks 180th 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).