Gambia vs Kenya: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 56.7% against 55.6% in Gambia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 53.4% | 17.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 54.2% | 15.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 54.0% | 10.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.1% | 0.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Gambia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 56.7% against 55.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Gambia and Kenya?
- 1.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Gambia ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th 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.