Honduras vs Nicaragua: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 44.3% against 44.1% in Honduras, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.4% | 2.2% | Honduras |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 47.0% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 1.1% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.9% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 44.3% against 44.1% in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Honduras ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 67th 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.