Algeria vs Brazil: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Algeria
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 30.3% against 30.2% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 102nd and Brazil ranks 100th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 35.0% | 4.8% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 1.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.5% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 31.7% | 1.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Algeria or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 30.3% against 30.2% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Algeria and Brazil?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Brazil rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Algeria ranks 102nd and Brazil ranks 100th 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.