Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Employers, male (% of male employment)
Employers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 16.8% against 9.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and East Timor ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 19.3% | 9.7% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 18.7% | 9.4% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 19.1% | 10.2% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 17.6% | 8.6% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 16.8% against 9.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 7.7%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and East Timor ranks 3rd 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.
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About this data
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).