Lesotho vs Morocco: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Lesotho
38.5%
in 2025
Morocco
40.1%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
82nd
Morocco rank
80th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 40.1% against 38.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 82nd and Morocco ranks 80th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 45.2% 49.7% 4.5% Morocco
2000s 42.1% 48.4% 6.3% Morocco
2010s 39.4% 43.0% 3.6% Morocco
2020s 38.7% 40.8% 2.0% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Morocco?
Morocco, at 40.1% against 38.5% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Morocco?
1.6%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Morocco ranks 80th of 186 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
234 places, 8,176 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.