India vs Zambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- India
- Zambia
How they compare
India currently reports 74.9% against 71.7% in Zambia, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
India ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 83.3% | 2.7% | India |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 84.5% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.4% | 2.5% | India |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 73.1% | 3.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), India or Zambia?
- India, at 74.9% against 71.7% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between India and Zambia?
- 3.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th 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.