Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zambia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 66.2% against 64.5% in Zambia, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 75.1% | 5.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 76.7% | 7.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 68.8% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.8% | 1.2% | 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 Zambia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 66.2% against 64.5% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 1.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th 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.