Iceland vs United Kingdom: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 13.3% against 13.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 154th of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 13.3% | 4.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 12.9% | 3.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.8% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Iceland or United Kingdom?
- Iceland, at 13.3% against 13.1% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 154th 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.