Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Employers, male (% of male employment)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3.4%
in 2025
Somalia
6.2%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Somalia rank
45th

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Somalia
0246199120082025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.2% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.5% 6.6% 1.1% Somalia
2000s 5.5% 6.5% 1.1% Somalia
2010s 4.9% 6.6% 1.7% Somalia
2020s 3.6% 6.2% 2.7% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.2% against 3.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia?
2.8%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Employers, male (% of male employment). Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/somalia-fed-rep/">Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Employers, male (% of male employment)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).