Eritrea vs Viet Nam: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 53.3% against 52.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 78.7% | 23.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 70.9% | 17.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 61.4% | 8.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 54.5% | 1.6% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 53.3% against 52.4% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Viet Nam?
- 0.9%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Viet Nam rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 52nd 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.