Panama vs Tonga: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Panama
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 41.8% against 40.6% in Panama, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Panama ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 74th of 186 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 54.8% | 18.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 53.9% | 16.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 52.7% | 16.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 44.0% | 2.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Panama or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 41.8% against 40.6% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Panama and Tonga?
- 1.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 74th 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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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.