Lesotho vs Namibia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 38.5% against 36.5% in Namibia, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 43.1% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 39.7% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.1% | 4.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Namibia?
- Lesotho, at 38.5% against 36.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 2.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 85th 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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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.