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