Jamaica vs Namibia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 36.5% against 35.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 43.1% | 1.8% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 39.7% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 35.1% | 4.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 37.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Jamaica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 36.5% against 35.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 85th 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.