Djibouti vs Eritrea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Djibouti
46.8%
in 2025
Eritrea
46.4%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
63rd
Eritrea rank
66th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 46.8% against 46.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 63rd and Eritrea ranks 66th of 187 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 51.4% 48.1% 3.3% Djibouti
2000s 52.0% 47.1% 4.9% Djibouti
2010s 49.3% 47.3% 2.1% Djibouti
2020s 47.5% 46.9% 0.6% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Djibouti or Eritrea?
Djibouti, at 46.8% against 46.4% in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Djibouti and Eritrea?
0.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Eritrea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Djibouti ranks 63rd and Eritrea ranks 66th 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.