Guyana vs Turkmenistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guyana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 32.0% against 31.1% in Guyana, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Guyana ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 93rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 41.7% | 3.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 40.4% | 3.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 0.4% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.5% | 1.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guyana or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 32.0% against 31.1% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.9%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Turkmenistan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guyana ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 93rd 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.