Eswatini vs Malaysia: Own-account workers, total

Eswatini
18.4%
in 2016
Malaysia
17.8%
in 2016
Eswatini rank
114th
Malaysia rank
115th

Own-account workers, total over time

  • Eswatini
  • Malaysia
0510152025199120032016

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 18.4% against 17.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 187 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 19.4% 18.7% 0.7% Eswatini
2000s 19.0% 16.7% 2.3% Eswatini
2010s 18.5% 17.0% 1.5% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, total, Eswatini or Malaysia?
Eswatini, at 18.4% against 17.8% in Malaysia as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, total between Eswatini and Malaysia?
0.6%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malaysia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Malaysia rank globally for own-account workers, total?
Eswatini ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Own-account workers, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eswatini vs Malaysia: Own-account workers, total. Statizoid. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/eswatini/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/eswatini/malaysia/">Eswatini vs Malaysia: Own-account workers, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed