Fiji vs Jamaica: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Fiji
34.1%
in 2025
Jamaica
35.7%
in 2025
Fiji rank
90th
Jamaica rank
87th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Fiji
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 35.7% against 34.1% in Fiji, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.

Fiji ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 38.4% 41.3% 2.9% Jamaica
2000s 39.5% 39.0% 0.6% Fiji
2010s 40.6% 40.0% 0.6% Fiji
2020s 34.8% 37.0% 2.2% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Fiji or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 35.7% against 34.1% in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Fiji and Jamaica?
1.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Fiji ranks 90th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.