China vs Lesotho: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- China
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 38.5% against 37.7% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 84th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 45.2% | 9.7% | China |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 42.1% | 6.6% | China |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.4% | 2.4% | China |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), China or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 38.5% against 37.7% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between China and Lesotho?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Lesotho rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- China ranks 84th and Lesotho ranks 82nd 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.
Individual pages
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.