Barbados vs Egypt: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Barbados
25.7%
in 2025
Egypt
26.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
119th
Egypt rank
117th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Barbados
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 26.2% against 25.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 119th and Egypt ranks 117th of 187 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 16.3% 32.5% 16.2% Egypt
2000s 19.5% 31.1% 11.6% Egypt
2010s 23.6% 29.9% 6.3% Egypt
2020s 25.7% 26.2% 0.4% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Barbados or Egypt?
Egypt, at 26.2% against 25.7% in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Barbados and Egypt?
0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Egypt?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Egypt rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Barbados ranks 119th and Egypt ranks 117th 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

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.