Italy vs Suriname: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Italy
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 22.5% against 21.1% in Italy, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 125th and Suriname ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 18.8% | 9.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 19.9% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.9% | 1.3% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Italy or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 22.5% against 21.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Italy and Suriname?
- 1.4%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Suriname rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Italy ranks 125th and Suriname ranks 123rd 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.