Canada vs Puerto Rico: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12.9% against 12.6% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Canada ranks 155th and Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 1.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Canada, at 12.9% against 12.6% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 155th and Puerto Rico ranks 158th 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.