Estonia vs Puerto Rico: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 12.6% against 12.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Estonia ranks 161st and Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.8% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 14.7% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 14.5% | 2.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 12.7% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Estonia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 12.6% against 12.1% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and Puerto Rico?
- 0.5%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Puerto Rico rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 161st and Puerto Rico ranks 158th 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.