Malawi vs Vanuatu: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Malawi
61.3%
in 2025
Vanuatu
60.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
44th
Vanuatu rank
46th

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 61.3% against 60.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Malawi ranks 44th and Vanuatu ranks 46th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 64.8% 76.9% 12.1% Vanuatu
2000s 63.8% 75.3% 11.5% Vanuatu
2010s 62.3% 65.7% 3.4% Vanuatu
2020s 61.5% 60.7% 0.8% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Malawi or Vanuatu?
Malawi, at 61.3% against 60.6% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Malawi and Vanuatu?
0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Malawi ranks 44th and Vanuatu ranks 46th 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

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
235 places, 8,211 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.