Greece vs Mexico: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Greece
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 30.8% against 30.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 99th and Mexico ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 33.4% | 3.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 30.7% | 4.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 31.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Greece or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 30.8% against 30.5% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Greece and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Mexico rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Greece ranks 99th and Mexico ranks 97th 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.