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
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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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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).