Gambia vs Solomon Islands: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Gambia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 69.9% against 68.6% in Gambia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Solomon Islands ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 73.7% | 4.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 73.4% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 70.7% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 70.3% | 0.5% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Gambia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 69.9% against 68.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Gambia and Solomon Islands?
- 1.3%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Solomon Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Solomon Islands rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Solomon Islands ranks 33rd 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.