Djibouti vs Ecuador: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 52.3% against 51.1% in Djibouti, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 59th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 51.3% | 3.6% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 49.8% | 5.5% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 49.9% | 3.0% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 53.0% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Djibouti or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 52.3% against 51.1% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Djibouti and Ecuador?
- 1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Ecuador rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Djibouti ranks 59th and Ecuador ranks 56th 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.