Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 81.9% against 78.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 81.5% | 12.7% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 81.6% | 9.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 80.2% | 5.6% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 79.1% | 3.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Guinea, at 81.9% against 78.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.2%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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.