Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.0% against 8.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 14.1% | 4.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 14.1% | 4.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 13.8% | 4.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.3% | 0.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.0% against 8.1% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 0.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 10th 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).