Iceland vs Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Iceland
20.9 %
in 2024
Spain
21.5 %
in 2024
Iceland rank
43rd
Spain rank
41st

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

  • Iceland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 21.5 % against 20.9 % in Iceland, a difference of 0.6 %.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st of 72 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 21.5 % 35.64 % 14.14 % Spain
2000s 20.9 % 29.63 % 8.73 % Spain
2010s 17.48 % 24.41 % 6.93 % Spain
2020s 18.68 % 22.92 % 4.24 % Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 21.5 % against 20.9 % in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Iceland and Spain?
0.6 %, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Iceland ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st 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.