Eritrea vs Somalia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 52.4% against 52.2% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 55th and Somalia ranks 57th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 57.9% | 2.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 56.7% | 3.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 53.2% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.4% | 0.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 52.4% against 52.2% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 55th and Somalia ranks 57th 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.