individual vs independent

individual and independent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No
independent	Yes	Yes	No	No

individual (noun)	independent (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
a single organism	a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

individual (adjective)	independent (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person	free from external control and constraint
separate and distinct from others of the same kind	(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
concerning one person exclusively	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing	not controlled by a party or interest group