Namibia vs Uganda: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Namibia
6.6%
in 2025
Uganda
6.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
20th
Uganda rank
23rd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Namibia
  • Uganda
234567199120082025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 6.6% against 6.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Namibia ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 4.0% 1.9% 2.1% Namibia
2000s 4.5% 2.0% 2.5% Namibia
2010s 4.8% 2.3% 2.5% Namibia
2020s 6.5% 5.9% 0.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Namibia or Uganda?
Namibia, at 6.6% against 6.1% in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Namibia and Uganda?
0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Namibia ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 23rd 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).