Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 42.1% against 41.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 74th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 54.8% | 10.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 53.9% | 8.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 52.7% | 9.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 44.0% | 1.8% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Sri Lanka or Tonga?
- Sri Lanka, at 42.1% against 41.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 74th 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.