Other small states vs Solomon Islands: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Other small states
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 69.9% against 30.8% in Other small states, a difference of 39.1%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.3 times Other small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 36th and Solomon Islands ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 73.7% | 38.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 73.4% | 39.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 70.7% | 38.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 70.3% | 39.0% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Other small states or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 69.9% against 30.8% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Other small states and Solomon Islands?
- 39.1%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Solomon Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and Solomon Islands rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 36th and Solomon Islands ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- 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.