Latin America & Caribbean vs Namibia: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.6% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 6.5% | 2.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Latin America & Caribbean or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 6.6% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
- 2.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 20th 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).