Libya vs Spain: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Libya
4.3%
in 2025
Spain
4.5%
in 2025
Libya rank
57th
Spain rank
53rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Libya
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Libya ranks 57th and Spain ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.6% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Libya or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Libya and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Spain rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Libya ranks 57th and Spain ranks 53rd 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).