Colombia vs Samoa: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Colombia
- Samoa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 45.6% against 44.5% in Samoa, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 48.7% | 5.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 46.6% | 2.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 45.6% | 2.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 44.8% | 1.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Colombia or Samoa?
- Colombia, at 45.6% against 44.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Colombia and Samoa?
- 1.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Colombia ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th 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.