Ethiopia vs South Asia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- South Asia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 82.6% against 71.5% in South Asia, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 80.7% | 8.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 78.8% | 10.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 75.8% | 9.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 73.1% | 10.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Ethiopia or South Asia?
- Ethiopia, at 82.6% against 71.5% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Ethiopia and South Asia?
- 11.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and South Asia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 8th 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.