Belize vs Gabon: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belize
- Gabon
How they compare
Belize currently reports 35.2% against 32.4% in Gabon, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gabon ahead.
Belize ranks 89th and Gabon ranks 92nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 49.1% | 15.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 39.5% | 7.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 33.6% | 1.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 32.6% | 2.9% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Belize or Gabon?
- Belize, at 35.2% against 32.4% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Belize and Gabon?
- 2.8%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Gabon rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 89th and Gabon ranks 92nd 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.