Iran vs Sri Lanka: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Iran
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Iran currently reports 42.9% against 42.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 44.8% | 2.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.9% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 1.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.3% | 0.9% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Iran, at 42.9% against 42.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd 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.