Cameroon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 62.5% against 37.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 40.6% | 36.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 38.6% | 35.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 37.3% | 31.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 37.9% | 25.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Cameroon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cameroon, at 62.5% against 37.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 25.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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.