Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Own-account workers, total

Madagascar
42.2%
in 2016
Viet Nam
39.9%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
42nd

Own-account workers, total over time

  • Madagascar
  • Viet Nam
0204060199120032016

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 42.2% against 39.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 42nd of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 45.4% 38.3% 7.1% Madagascar
2000s 41.3% 43.7% 2.4% Viet Nam
2010s 43.3% 43.3% 0.0% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, total, Madagascar or Viet Nam?
Madagascar, at 42.2% against 39.9% in Viet Nam as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, total between Madagascar and Viet Nam?
2.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Viet Nam?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Madagascar and Viet Nam rank globally for own-account workers, total?
Madagascar ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Own-account workers, total (% of total employment). 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

Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Own-account workers, total. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/madagascar/viet-nam/

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/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/madagascar/viet-nam/">Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Own-account workers, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed