Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 78.7% against 77.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Burundi ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 77.8% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 79.6% | 1.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 79.2% | 2.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 78.8% | 1.0% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 78.7% against 77.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 1.5%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Burundi ranks 13th 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.