Republic of Korea vs Suriname: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Republic of Korea
22.7%
in 2025
Suriname
22.5%
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
122nd
Suriname rank
123rd

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 22.7% against 22.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 123rd of 187 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 34.5% 18.8% 15.7% Republic of Korea
2000s 31.2% 19.9% 11.3% Republic of Korea
2010s 26.1% 22.4% 3.6% Republic of Korea
2020s 23.4% 22.9% 0.5% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Republic of Korea or Suriname?
Republic of Korea, at 22.7% against 22.5% in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Republic of Korea and Suriname?
0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Suriname rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Republic of Korea ranks 122nd 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.