Lesotho vs Venezuela: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Lesotho
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 40.4% against 38.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Venezuela ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 37.4% | 7.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 37.2% | 4.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.2% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 39.9% | 1.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 40.4% against 38.5% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Venezuela?
- 1.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Venezuela rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd and Venezuela ranks 79th 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.