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

Botswana
28.1%
in 2025
Türkiye
28.5%
in 2025
Botswana rank
105th
Türkiye rank
103rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 28.5% against 28.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 105th and Türkiye ranks 103rd of 187 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 20.4% 51.5% 31.2% Türkiye
2000s 26.0% 43.8% 17.8% Türkiye
2010s 30.3% 34.2% 3.9% Türkiye
2020s 28.4% 29.3% 0.9% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Botswana or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 28.5% against 28.1% in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and Türkiye?
0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Türkiye?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Türkiye rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Botswana ranks 105th and Türkiye ranks 103rd 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

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.