Barbados vs Palestine: Share of workers in vulnerable employment
Barbados
18.8%
in 2025
Palestine
18.4%
in 2022
Barbados rank
121st
Palestine rank
122nd
Share of workers in vulnerable employment over time
- Barbados
- Palestine
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 18.8% against 18.4% in Palestine, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 30.6% | 18.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 34.8% | 20.7% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 24.9% | 7.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.6% | 1.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers in vulnerable employment, Barbados or Palestine?
- Barbados, at 18.8% against 18.4% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers in vulnerable employment between Barbados and Palestine?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Palestine rank globally for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).