Netherlands vs New Caledonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 17.1% against 16.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 138th and New Caledonia ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 15.4% | 4.6% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 15.2% | 3.4% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.9% | 0.5% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Netherlands or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 17.1% against 16.8% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Netherlands and New Caledonia?
- 0.3%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Caledonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and New Caledonia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 138th and New Caledonia ranks 135th 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.