Nigeria vs Timor-Leste: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nigeria
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 19.7% against 16.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 18.0% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.2% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.2% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.9% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
- Nigeria, at 19.7% against 16.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 3.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Timor-Leste rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd 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).