The bar chart illustrates the numbers of workers from 5 countries, such as Russian Republic, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Greece, and Turkey, who worked for themselves in 1998 and 2008.
Overall, it is clear that while some nations saw an increase in self-employment numbers, others witnessed a decline.
In detail, in 1998, Turkish citizens who were self-employed peaked at around 55%, compared to just under 40% in 2008. Similarly, Greece was the second-highest in the percentage of independent workers, accounting for slightly over 40%. This dipped to approximately 35% a decade later.
As for the other categories, Russian people ranked the lowest in the self-employment rates throughout the given period. In 1998, it constituted about 5%, which grew by around 2% in 2008. In contrast, although Slovakia had nearly the same number of independent laborers in 1998, it almost doubled in a span of 10 years. Lastly, the percentage of people who worked for themselves in Czech Republic climbed up from a little under 10% to nearly 15%.