Lesotho vs Somalia: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Lesotho
5.9%
in 2025
Somalia
6.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
25th
Somalia rank
22nd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.9% 6.2% 0.3% Somalia
2000s 6.1% 6.2% 0.1% Somalia
2010s 5.9% 6.2% 0.4% Somalia
2020s 5.9% 6.2% 0.3% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.2% against 5.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Somalia?
0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Lesotho ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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).