Argentina vs Libya: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Argentina
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 25.9% against 25.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 23.9% | 4.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.3% | 3.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 25.9% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.5% | 0.2% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Argentina or Libya?
- Libya, at 25.9% against 25.6% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Argentina and Libya?
- 0.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Libya rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th of 186 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.