Solomon Islands vs Zambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Solomon Islands
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 71.7% against 69.9% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1.8%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 83.3% | 9.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 84.5% | 11.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 77.4% | 6.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 73.1% | 2.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Solomon Islands or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 71.7% against 69.9% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Solomon Islands and Zambia?
- 1.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th 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.