Afghanistan vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 82.8% against 71.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 80.7% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 78.8% | 13.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 75.8% | 8.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 73.1% | 9.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Afghanistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Afghanistan, at 82.8% against 71.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 11.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th 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.