Guam vs Spain: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guam
- Spain
How they compare
Guam currently reports 15.5% against 14.5% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Guam ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 24.7% | 6.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 18.4% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.8% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 0.5% | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guam or Spain?
- Guam, at 15.5% against 14.5% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guam and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Spain rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guam ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 145th 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.