Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Laos
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 77.1% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 52.1% | 38.4% | Laos |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 49.5% | 36.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 47.5% | 33.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 45.7% | 32.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Laos, at 77.1% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 31.7%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.