Congo vs Zimbabwe: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Congo
64.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
63.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
34th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Congo
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 64.5% against 63.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 67.1% 59.4% 7.7% Congo
2000s 65.3% 60.6% 4.7% Congo
2010s 63.4% 63.6% 0.2% Zimbabwe
2020s 64.7% 63.9% 0.8% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Congo or Zimbabwe?
Congo, at 64.5% against 63.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Congo and Zimbabwe?
1.2%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Congo ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.