Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 82.8% against 80.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 88.6% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 86.2% | 6.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 82.6% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.0% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Afghanistan or Tanzania?
- Afghanistan, at 82.8% against 80.4% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 2.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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.