Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 80.4% against 79.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5% | 88.6% | 16.0% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 86.2% | 11.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 82.6% | 6.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 81.0% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 80.4% against 79.8% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
- 0.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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.