Pacific island small states vs Papua New Guinea: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 78.7% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 25.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 81.5% | 27.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 81.6% | 26.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 80.2% | 25.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 79.1% | 25.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Pacific island small states or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 78.7% against 53.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea?
- 25.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Papua New Guinea rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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.