Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Angola
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Angola currently reports 9.6% against 6.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Angola ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Angola |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.3% | 2.8% | Angola |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 3.0% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Angola, at 9.6% against 6.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.9%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Angola ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total 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).