Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.5% against 7.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.0% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.5% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7.5% against 7.3% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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).