Solomon Islands vs Zimbabwe: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Solomon Islands
69.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
70.8%
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

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

  • Solomon Islands
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 70.8% against 69.9% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 73.7% 68.2% 5.5% Solomon Islands
2000s 73.4% 69.3% 4.1% Solomon Islands
2010s 70.7% 71.2% 0.5% Zimbabwe
2020s 70.3% 71.2% 0.9% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Solomon Islands or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 70.8% against 69.9% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe?
0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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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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.