El Salvador vs Jamaica: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 35.7% against 35.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.3% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.0% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 37.0% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 35.7% against 35.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.