Costa Rica vs Gabon: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 29.0% against 28.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gabon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Gabon ranks 108th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 38.2% | 5.9% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 33.2% | 2.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.2% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 29.0% against 28.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Gabon ranks 108th 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.