Bahamas vs New Caledonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bahamas
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 17.1% against 17.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 136th and New Caledonia ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.4% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.9% | 0.5% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bahamas or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 17.1% against 17.1% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bahamas and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Caledonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and New Caledonia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 136th and New Caledonia ranks 135th 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.