Benin vs Burkina Faso: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 77.2% against 75.6% in Benin, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 80.2% | 2.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.8% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 77.2% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 77.8% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 77.2% against 75.6% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 1.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Benin ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 14th 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.