Chile vs Cuba: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Chile
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 24.9% against 23.9% in Chile, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 119th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 8.3% | 18.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 12.8% | 12.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 1.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 25.5% | 1.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Chile or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 24.9% against 23.9% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Chile and Cuba?
- 1.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Chile ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 119th 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.