Botswana vs Lebanon: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Botswana
28.1%
in 2025
Lebanon
28.4%
in 2023
Botswana rank
105th
Lebanon rank
104th

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

  • Botswana
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 28.4% against 28.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lebanon ahead.

Botswana ranks 105th and Lebanon ranks 104th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 20.4% 31.7% 11.3% Lebanon
2000s 26.0% 30.5% 4.4% Lebanon
2010s 30.3% 29.4% 0.9% Botswana
2020s 28.6% 28.5% 0.1% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Botswana or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 28.4% against 28.1% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and Lebanon?
0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lebanon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lebanon rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Botswana ranks 105th and Lebanon ranks 104th 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.