South Korea vs Suriname: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- South Korea
- Suriname
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 22.7% against 22.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 18.8% | 15.7% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 19.9% | 11.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.4% | 3.6% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), South Korea or Suriname?
- South Korea, at 22.7% against 22.5% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between South Korea and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Suriname rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- South 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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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.