Guinea vs IDA only: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Guinea
- IDA only
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 76.3% against 68.8% in IDA only, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times IDA only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 15th and IDA only ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 70.3% | 19.8% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 68.8% | 17.6% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 67.7% | 12.4% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 68.8% | 8.4% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Guinea or IDA only?
- Guinea, at 76.3% against 68.8% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Guinea and IDA only?
- 7.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and IDA only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and IDA only rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea ranks 15th and IDA only ranks 12th 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.