Mauritius vs South Africa: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritius
- South Africa
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 17.8% against 17.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 17.3% | 6.2% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.7% | 3.7% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.3% | 4.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 1.6% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Mauritius or South Africa?
- Mauritius, at 17.8% against 17.3% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Mauritius and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 134th 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.