Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 157th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.1% | 0.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 12.7% against 12.6% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 157th 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.