Portugal vs Slovenia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Portugal
- Slovenia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.4% against 14.0% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 148th of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 19.6% | 6.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 19.0% | 5.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.5% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Portugal or Slovenia?
- Portugal, at 14.4% against 14.0% in Slovenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Portugal and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovenia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Slovenia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Portugal ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 148th 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.