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