Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 80.5% against 78.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 83.2% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 80.8% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 78.9% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 80.9% | 1.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 80.5% against 78.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 1.8%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.