South Sudan vs United States: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

South Sudan
2.3%
in 2023
United States
2.3%
in 2025
South Sudan rank
134th
United States rank
135th

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time

  • South Sudan
  • United States
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.

South Sudan ranks 134th and United States ranks 135th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 2.4% 4.3% 1.8% United States
2000s 2.5% 3.5% 1.0% United States
2010s 2.3% 2.9% 0.7% United States
2020s 2.3% 2.4% 0.1% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), South Sudan or United States?
South Sudan, at 2.3% against 2.3% in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between South Sudan and United States?
0.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do South Sudan and United States rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
South Sudan ranks 134th and United States ranks 135th 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).