Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 78.9% against 77.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 88.4% | 8.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 83.3% | 5.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 78.3% | 1.0% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 79.1% | 1.3% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 78.9% against 77.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 1.7%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 12th 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.