Eritrea vs Sudan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 46.4% against 44.2% in Sudan, a difference of 2.2%.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 66th and Sudan ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 45.0% | 3.1% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 42.5% | 4.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 43.4% | 3.9% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 44.6% | 2.7% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Eritrea or Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 46.4% against 44.2% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 2.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 66th and Sudan ranks 68th 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.