East Asia & Pacific vs Zambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 71.7% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 32.7%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 83.3% | 29.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 84.5% | 35.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 77.4% | 34.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 73.1% | 33.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 71.7% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?
- 32.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- 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.