Chile vs Republic of Korea: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Chile
23.9%
in 2025
Republic of Korea
22.7%
in 2025
Chile rank
120th
Republic of Korea rank
122nd

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

  • Chile
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 23.9% against 22.7% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Chile ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 26.9% 34.5% 7.6% Republic of Korea
2000s 25.4% 31.2% 5.8% Republic of Korea
2010s 23.8% 26.1% 2.3% Republic of Korea
2020s 24.5% 23.4% 1.1% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Chile or Republic of Korea?
Chile, at 23.9% against 22.7% in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Chile and Republic of Korea?
1.2%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Republic of Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Chile and Republic of Korea rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Chile ranks 120th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd 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.