South Sudan vs Uganda: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- South Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 82.5% against 80.5% in Uganda, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 187 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 1.3% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 80.8% | 1.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 78.9% | 5.5% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.1% | 2.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), South Sudan or Uganda?
- South Sudan, at 82.5% against 80.5% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between South Sudan and Uganda?
- 2.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Uganda rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- South Sudan ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.