Vietnam vs Yemen: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Vietnam
- Yemen
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 53.3% against 52.6% in Yemen, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Vietnam ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vietnam | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 50.6% | 28.1% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 49.0% | 21.9% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 50.2% | 11.2% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 52.5% | 2.0% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Vietnam or Yemen?
- Vietnam, at 53.3% against 52.6% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Vietnam and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Vietnam and Yemen rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Vietnam ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 54th 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.