Brunei Darussalam vs Denmark: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Brunei Darussalam
7.3%
in 2025
Denmark
7.9%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
176th
Denmark rank
174th

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 7.3% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th and Denmark ranks 174th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 9.9% 1.2% Denmark
2000s 8.5% 9.1% 0.6% Denmark
2010s 8.8% 8.8% 0.0% Denmark
2020s 7.9% 8.3% 0.4% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Brunei Darussalam or Denmark?
Denmark, at 7.9% against 7.3% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Brunei Darussalam and Denmark?
0.6%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Denmark?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Denmark rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th and Denmark ranks 174th 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.