Barbados vs French Polynesia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Barbados
19.5%
in 2025
French Polynesia
18.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
128th
French Polynesia rank
131st

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Barbados
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 19.5% against 18.2% in French Polynesia, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Barbados ranks 128th and French Polynesia ranks 131st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and French Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.1% 26.0% 12.9% French Polynesia
2000s 15.0% 21.1% 6.1% French Polynesia
2010s 18.0% 19.0% 0.9% French Polynesia
2020s 19.8% 18.6% 1.2% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Barbados or French Polynesia?
Barbados, at 19.5% against 18.2% in French Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Barbados and French Polynesia?
1.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Barbados ranks 128th and French Polynesia ranks 131st 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.