The information about the proportion of independent workers among the total staff in five nations from 1998 to 2008 is depicted by a rendered bar graph. The data have been precisely calibrated in percentages.
Overall, it can be seen that Turkey and Greece had the highest proportion of self-employed workers, whereas Russia had the lowest percentage of independent workers. Despite this, Russian, Slovakian, and Czech showed an upward trend.
It is noticeable that in 1998, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of people working for themselves in Turkey; it comprised 56%, and there was a massive decline in the percentage; it accounted for 42%, while Russian, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic showed an upward trend in 1998.
It is vividly clear that, in 2008, there were similar increases in the percentage of self-employed workers, rising from 39% to 35% in the given time. In contrast, Russia was in a gradual decline of 7%, whereas Slovakia and Czech rose notably.