Iceland vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Iceland
20.9 %
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
19.5 %
in 2024
Iceland rank
43rd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
44th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time

  • Iceland
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.9 % against 19.5 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 1.4 %.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 43rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 44th of 72 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1990s 21.5 % 19.62 % 1.88 % Iceland
2000s 20.9 % 18.8 % 2.1 % Iceland
2010s 17.48 % 18.97 % 1.49 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 18.68 % 19.42 % 0.74 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Iceland or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Iceland, at 20.9 % against 19.5 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Iceland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
1.4 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Iceland ranks 43rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 44th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.