Albania vs Thailand: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Albania
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 50.7% against 50.3% in Albania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.
Albania ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 65.3% | 3.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 58.5% | 0.4% | Albania |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.7% | 4.4% | Albania |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Albania or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 50.7% against 50.3% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Albania and Thailand?
- 0.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Albania ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.