Middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.5% against 4.4% in Middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 7.0% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 7.2% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 7.2% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 7.5% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7.5% against 4.4% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle income ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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).