Algeria vs Botswana: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Algeria
- Botswana
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 30.2% against 28.1% in Botswana, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 102nd and Botswana ranks 105th of 187 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 20.4% | 19.4% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 26.0% | 9.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.3% | 1.5% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 2.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Algeria or Botswana?
- Algeria, at 30.2% against 28.1% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Algeria and Botswana?
- 2.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Algeria ranks 102nd and Botswana ranks 105th 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.