Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 83.0% against 82.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 92.9% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 89.4% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 84.7% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 83.8% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 83.0% against 82.8% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.