Russian Federation vs United Arab Emirates: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Russian Federation
6.3%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
5.1%
in 2025
Russian Federation rank
179th
United Arab Emirates rank
182nd

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 6.3% against 5.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 179th and United Arab Emirates ranks 182nd of 187 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 5.9% 3.4% 2.5% Russian Federation
2000s 7.1% 4.0% 3.1% Russian Federation
2010s 7.1% 4.1% 2.9% Russian Federation
2020s 6.6% 4.9% 1.7% Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Russian Federation or United Arab Emirates?
Russian Federation, at 6.3% against 5.1% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates?
1.2%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Russian Federation ranks 179th and United Arab Emirates ranks 182nd 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

Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.