Benin vs Early-demographic dividend: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Benin
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Benin currently reports 75.6% against 57.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 16th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 67.3% | 15.0% | Benin |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 64.9% | 15.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 60.7% | 17.9% | Benin |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 58.9% | 17.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Benin or Early-demographic dividend?
- Benin, at 75.6% against 57.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Benin and Early-demographic dividend?
- 17.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Early-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Benin ranks 16th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th 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.