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

Chile
23.9%
in 2025
Tunisia
24.9%
in 2025
Chile rank
120th
Tunisia rank
118th

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

  • Chile
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 24.9% against 23.9% in Chile, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tunisia ahead.

Chile ranks 120th and Tunisia ranks 118th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 26.9% 32.1% 5.2% Tunisia
2000s 25.4% 29.5% 4.1% Tunisia
2010s 23.8% 26.5% 2.7% Tunisia
2020s 24.5% 25.2% 0.6% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Chile or Tunisia?
Tunisia, 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 Tunisia?
1.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Tunisia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Chile and Tunisia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Chile ranks 120th and Tunisia ranks 118th 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.