Costa Rica vs Egypt: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 27.0% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Egypt ranks 109th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 33.9% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 32.2% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 30.8% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 27.0% against 26.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th and Egypt ranks 109th 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.