Syria vs United Arab Emirates: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Syria
3.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
3.6%
in 2025
Syria rank
85th
United Arab Emirates rank
86th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
246810199120082025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 85th and United Arab Emirates ranks 86th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 8.2% 3.2% 5.1% Syria
2000s 8.1% 3.7% 4.5% Syria
2010s 4.1% 3.4% 0.8% Syria
2020s 3.7% 3.5% 0.2% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Syria or United Arab Emirates?
Syria, at 3.6% against 3.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Syria and United Arab Emirates?
0.0%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Syria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Syria ranks 85th and United Arab Emirates ranks 86th 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).