Somalia vs Thailand: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 52.2% against 50.7% in Thailand, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.
Somalia ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 65.3% | 7.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 58.5% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 53.7% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.5% | 0.9% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Somalia or Thailand?
- Somalia, at 52.2% against 50.7% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Somalia and Thailand?
- 1.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Somalia ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 60th 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.