Malaysia vs Tunisia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.4% against 24.9% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tunisia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 117th and Tunisia ranks 118th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 32.1% | 1.3% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 29.5% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.5% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Malaysia or Tunisia?
- Malaysia, at 25.4% against 24.9% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 117th and Tunisia ranks 118th 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.