Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6.3% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Russia ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 1.2% | Russia |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 3.7% | 3.4% | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 0.8% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Russia or Saudi Arabia?
- Russia, at 6.3% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.8%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Russia ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 181st 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.