Lao People's Democratic Republic vs World: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- World
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 77.1% against 46.4% in World, a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 52.2% | 38.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 50.3% | 35.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 47.2% | 33.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 46.6% | 31.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Lao People's Democratic Republic or World?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 77.1% against 46.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 30.7%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and World rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd 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.