Channel Islands vs Netherlands: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Channel Islands
- Netherlands
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 85.3% against 84.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 72.7% | 5.0% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 76.5% | 3.8% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.1% | 2.0% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.8% | 1.1% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Netherlands?
- Channel Islands, at 85.3% against 84.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Netherlands?
- 0.8%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Netherlands rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% 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
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).