Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 16.2% against 6.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 18.0% | 11.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 17.2% | 10.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 17.2% | 11.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 16.9% | 10.3% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 16.2% against 6.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 9.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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).