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