Bangladesh vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 58.8% against 22.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 35.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 27.0% | 34.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 26.5% | 31.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 24.3% | 31.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 23.2% | 35.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Bangladesh or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bangladesh, at 58.8% against 22.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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.