India vs Timor-Leste: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- India
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
India currently reports 74.9% against 74.9% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 28th and Timor-Leste ranks 29th of 187 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 80.3% | 5.7% | India |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 78.1% | 6.1% | India |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 75.7% | 4.3% | India |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 1.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), India or Timor-Leste?
- India, at 74.9% against 74.9% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between India and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Timor-Leste rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 28th and Timor-Leste ranks 29th 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.