Arab World vs Bangladesh: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Arab World
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 58.8% against 25.9% in Arab World, a difference of 32.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 38th and Bangladesh ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 61.2% | 25.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 57.5% | 24.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 55.9% | 27.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 59.1% | 32.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Arab World or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 58.8% against 25.9% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Arab World and Bangladesh?
- 32.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Bangladesh?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Bangladesh rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Arab World ranks 38th and Bangladesh ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.