Iceland vs Malta: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 13.9% against 13.3% in Iceland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 149th of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 15.3% | 2.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 1.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 13.9% against 13.3% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 149th 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.