Gabon vs Turkmenistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Gabon
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 32.4% against 32.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 93rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 41.7% | 7.4% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 40.4% | 1.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 35.2% | 1.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.5% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Gabon or Turkmenistan?
- Gabon, at 32.4% against 32.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Gabon and Turkmenistan?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Turkmenistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Turkmenistan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Gabon ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 93rd 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.