Guam vs North Macedonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Guam
15.5%
in 2025
North Macedonia
16.6%
in 2025
Guam rank
142nd
North Macedonia rank
139th

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

  • Guam
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 16.6% against 15.5% in Guam, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Guam ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 139th of 187 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 17.9% 21.4% 3.5% North Macedonia
2000s 16.7% 27.7% 11.0% North Macedonia
2010s 16.0% 25.3% 9.3% North Macedonia
2020s 15.8% 16.7% 0.9% North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guam or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 16.6% against 15.5% in Guam as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guam and North Macedonia?
1.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and North Macedonia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Guam and North Macedonia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Guam ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 139th 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.