Colombia vs Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Colombia
45.6%
in 2025
Sudan
46.5%
in 2022
Colombia rank
64th
Sudan rank
62nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 46.5% against 45.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sudan ahead.

Colombia ranks 64th and Sudan ranks 62nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 43.1% 49.7% 6.6% Sudan
2000s 44.4% 46.9% 2.5% Sudan
2010s 48.3% 47.1% 1.2% Colombia
2020s 47.3% 47.1% 0.2% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Colombia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 46.5% against 45.6% in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Colombia and Sudan?
0.9%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sudan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Colombia ranks 64th and Sudan ranks 62nd 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.