Australia vs Slovakia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.1% against 14.9% in Slovakia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 140th and Slovakia ranks 143rd of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.6% | 5.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Australia or Slovakia?
- Australia, at 16.1% against 14.9% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Australia and Slovakia?
- 1.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Slovakia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 140th and Slovakia ranks 143rd 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.