Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 82.8% against 74.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 77.0% | 17.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 76.2% | 16.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 74.2% | 10.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 74.0% | 8.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Afghanistan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Afghanistan, at 82.8% against 74.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 8.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.