Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Spain
21.5 %
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
22.8 %
in 2019
Spain rank
41st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
40th

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

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 22.8 % against 21.5 % in Spain, a difference of 1.3 %.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 41st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 72 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 37.23 % 17.99 % 19.24 % Spain
2000s 26.95 % 18.69 % 8.26 % Spain
2010s 24.41 % 22.67 % 1.74 % 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, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 22.8 % against 21.5 % in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.3 %, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Spain ranks 41st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th 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.