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