Nicaragua vs OECD members: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nicaragua
- OECD members
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.4% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Nicaragua or OECD members?
- Nicaragua, at 5.4% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Nicaragua and OECD members?
- 1.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and OECD members rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 31st 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).