Cyprus vs Jordan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Cyprus
10.2%
in 2025
Jordan
11.2%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
169th
Jordan rank
166th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 11.2% against 10.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 169th and Jordan ranks 166th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 24.1% 18.6% 5.5% Cyprus
2000s 22.3% 16.9% 5.4% Cyprus
2010s 15.8% 14.5% 1.3% Cyprus
2020s 11.2% 11.4% 0.2% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cyprus or Jordan?
Jordan, at 11.2% against 10.2% in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cyprus and Jordan?
1.0%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Jordan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Jordan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Cyprus ranks 169th and Jordan ranks 166th 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

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.