Panama vs Rwanda: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Panama
- Rwanda
How they compare
Panama currently reports 40.6% against 40.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.
Panama ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 78th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 48.9% | 12.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 46.8% | 9.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 44.0% | 7.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.5% | 0.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Panama or Rwanda?
- Panama, at 40.6% against 40.4% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Panama and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Rwanda rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 78th 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.