Channel Islands vs Cyprus: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Channel Islands
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 10.2% against 8.6% in Channel Islands, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Channel Islands's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Cyprus ranks 169th of 187 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 24.1% | 14.4% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 22.3% | 13.6% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 15.8% | 6.9% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 11.2% | 2.5% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 10.2% against 8.6% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Cyprus?
- 1.6%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Cyprus?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Cyprus rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Cyprus ranks 169th 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.