Namibia vs Philippines: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Namibia
36.5%
in 2025
Philippines
36.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
85th
Philippines rank
86th

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

  • Namibia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.5% against 36.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Namibia ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 86th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 43.1% 49.7% 6.6% Philippines
2000s 39.7% 46.9% 7.2% Philippines
2010s 35.1% 39.1% 4.0% Philippines
2020s 37.1% 36.6% 0.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Namibia or Philippines?
Namibia, at 36.5% against 36.1% in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Namibia and Philippines?
0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Philippines rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Namibia ranks 85th and Philippines ranks 86th of 186 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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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
234 places, 8,176 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.