Cape Verde vs Guatemala: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 39.1% against 38.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 41.6% | 8.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 41.8% | 2.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 39.5% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 41.6% | 2.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cape Verde or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 39.1% against 38.5% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Guatemala?
- 0.6%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Guatemala rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 81st 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.