Brazil vs Türkiye: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Brazil
- Türkiye
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 30.3% against 28.5% in Türkiye, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Türkiye ahead.
Brazil ranks 100th and Türkiye ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 51.5% | 16.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 43.8% | 10.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 34.2% | 3.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.3% | 2.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Brazil or Türkiye?
- Brazil, at 30.3% against 28.5% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Brazil and Türkiye?
- 1.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Brazil ranks 100th 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
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.