Laos vs Nepal: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 78.6% against 77.1% in Laos, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 85.8% | 4.7% | Laos |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 83.8% | 2.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 81.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 79.2% | 1.4% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 78.6% against 77.1% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Laos and Nepal?
- 1.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 19th 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.