Ecuador vs Yemen: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 52.6% against 52.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Ecuador ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.6% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.0% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 50.2% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.5% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Ecuador or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 52.6% against 52.3% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Yemen rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 54th 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.