Guinea-Bissau vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 66.2% against 38.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 47.9% | 22.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 44.6% | 24.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 40.4% | 27.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 38.6% | 28.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Guinea-Bissau or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 66.2% against 38.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 28.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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.